Sorry, chocoholics this is not about chocolate or cake 😦 (although, as this is Volcanocafe, it could be!). No, we are looking at arc-to-continent collision round the Banda Sea 🙂 I continued my plotting of Indonesian earthquakes eastward, this time choosing the Banda Sea where the “swirly bit” on the map looks interesting; and, is…
When I first heard news on a volcano erupting in El Salvador last winter, I was somewhat shocked that even the smallest country of Central America (and with the highest population density) 3 would have to deal with volcano monitoring and hazard mitigation, above all other problems they have on their heads – while your mind comes…
One of the most prominent features when looking on the large-scale topography of Earth are subduction zones. Since I have often wondered why they usually are arc-shaped I decided to delve a bit into the topic and share my findings in this post. It is mainly from a perspective of a geometrical model proposed in “Why…
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…
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…
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