As I have layed out in the previous Peru article, there are quite a handfull of interesting volcanoes in Peru; it’s hard to choose the next one to introduce here. I take Sabancaya, because it is one of the two currently rumbling (beside Ubinas), and we might get to hear more of it in the…
The Pavlof eruption that began Nov. 12 intensified Saturday to Aviation Code Red for ash emissions observed to over 9,100 m and Volcano Alert Level to Warning. AVO Pavlof page with links to webicorders can be found at the following link. http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Pavlof.php Mount Pavlof is part of a multiple volcanoes which comprise the Emmons Lake…
Mount Fuji (Fujisan) Mount Fuji, an iconic stratovolocano and Japan’s highest mountain 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft), is 100 km south west of Tokyo (and is also one of the few volcanoes I have actually visited -but not climbed!). She is a cultural heritage site. According to UNESCO and Wikipedia, “Mount Fuji has “inspired artists and…
The Azores Islands The Azores is an autonomous region of Portugal, situated in the Atlantic Ocean 1500 km west of Lisbon. It’s an archipelago of nine islands, scattered over 600 km. The Azores settlements began first on two eastern islands, Santa Maria and São Miguel (grupo oriental) in 1439 and then on Terceira in 1450, on…
A couple of days ago we received an email containing questions from a bright young student named Jennifer D in West Chester in the United States of America. It seems like she has developed an interest in one of our absolute favorite volcanoes, namely Bárdarbunga in Iceland (among other things). So, I will attempt to…
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