Often, volcanoes are difficult to reach and it is not possible to have observers with a line of sight view of the volcano. Remote sensing of volcanoes and their products, pre-, syn- and post- eruption, provides a unique method to systematically analyze how they change with time and with the aim to detect possible precursors…
“Popocatépetl provides an excellent example of how the perception of risk is strongly influenced by the recent eruptive history and not by a full geological record, particularly among the people dwelling in the endangered areas and the media.” I think the above is probably a good quote that describes one of the biggest issues that…
On 1 April 1960 US Army Signal Corps pilot Captain William M. Templeton lifted off in a Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw helicopter from Camp Evans, part of the Fort Monmouth complex in New Jersey, for the short journey to Monmouth County Airport. On board he was carrying precious cargo. At the airfield, Captains Lloyd J. Petty…
It has been a fairly hectic week in volcano land. No less than 3 volcanoes have been discussed during the week. Most of them are known to the readers of the blog, but I thought I should write a bit about them anyhow. Global Volcanism Program Tomorrow Monday the new GVP site premieres to the…
El Popo / Popocatepetl showed some action and distrubuted a cloud of ash. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/13/popocatepetl-volcano-spews-ash-over-central-mexico-state/ Sunset at Puebla with erupting Popocatépetl: http://www.webcamsdemexico.com/webcam-popocatepetl.html Commenters speculated what the “second” plume could be. A forest fire? A industrial plume from a factory? Gas emissions? I still dont know for sure. Geolurking provided a helpful link: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html Parent page is…
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