This was originally going to be my Ruminarian VIII, but since the whole topic of stratospheric SO2 has been previously covered, I kept it short. If ya want to call it Ruminarian VIIa, I’m okay with that. This one is simply kicking around the potential SO2 of the current eruption. Throughout Earth’s history, there has…
When anyone mentions the volcanoes of Hawaii, most of us immediately think Kilauea and/or Mauna Loa, both located on the big island of Hawaii. Kilauea is the youngest and best known, because it has been in constant eruption since 1983. Mauna Loa is earth’s largest volcano and last erupted in 1984. It is more than…
What is a volcano? If you ask kids all over the world to do a drawing, you will get quite similar results. A steep mountain with “fire” erupting from the top and sometimes lava streams running down it´s flanks. Let us deal with the very basics about volcanoes. I know it is much more complicated but…
During the last few weeks I have been rather confused by how people use the word Hotspot. During the weekend a lot of people posted that a Hotspot had been found at Chaíten. This surprising news had me spending an entire day looking for a scientific paper supporting the find of a Hotspot/Mantleplume under this…
Merry Christmas, Happy New Years, etc., etc., to everyone out there. Since it is cold, wet, and nasty outside my home today in North Carolina, I decided to head to warmer climes for this little essay – specifically, Réunion Island. Réunion Island is a small island in the Indian Ocean that has been under the…
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