The volcanic eruptions of Mount St Helens in 1980 and Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 made the general public aware of the dangers of co-existing with a large and potentially lethal volcano. It doesn’t take much imagination to see the possibilities of a lateral St Helens-type blast on a population of a great city as…
Sometimes there is news about volcanoes that get blown out of all proportion. The island volcano of Santorini has unassumingly been erupting with small eruptions for the last 2 000 years or so. It is though mainly known for its VEI-7 Thera eruption 3 600 years ago. Why do I mention the small ones? Well, a large…
Those of you who are an avid reader of Erik Klemettis fine blog have probably already read his heads up on Santorinis increased activity posted earlier today. For those that have not yet read it I seriously suggest that you do that. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/eruption-update-for-march-21-2012-santorini-nevado-del-ruiz-etna-and-iliamna/ After reading up on the paper that he is citing I felt…
Short background Few volcanoes have such an ominous reputation as the Island volcano of Santorini. And it is in one way a justified reputation; after all it is one of the few volcanoes that have been the end of the civilization as we knew it when it happened. Today’s island group of Santorini consists of…
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