Millennium Volcanoes
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The most dangerous volcanoes of the world! Talk part II
Why is a volcano potentially dangerous? Lets take a closer look on the different volcanic hazards. Lets start with Lahars. They occurred at Mount Saint Helens, Pinatubo and at Eyjafjallajökull too. What is a lahar: A lahar is a mixture of volcanic debris with water. They can happen when a volcano has a glacier or…
Deconstructing Lakí – From Ashes to Ashes
For those who have missed the previous 3 parts and the prequel. Here is the link to the last part. In it is links to the prequel. https://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/laki-deconstructed-a-timeline-for-destruction/ The nuclear background To be able to understand large eruptions you need to understand a bit about nuclear weapons. In this case there are several reasons why…
The count of Etna paroxysms in February 2013 now stands at 4 (and NTV Riddle)
This screenshot shows the first sight i got when i woke up this morning. Bruce Stout had been watching the event from the time it started and had left comments on VC which made me aware of what is going on. Etna changed its behavior the last days and displayed a 4th paroxysm today early in the…
Friday post
Iceland is experiencing another strong gale with gusts up to 250km/h in the north. It remobilized ash wich caused stinging lungs for our Icelandic friends and covered the Mila Jökulsárlón cam with ash. ( http://live.mila.is/jokulsarlon/ ) It also hides many small quakes with the still ongoing swarm in Tjörnes fracture zone. http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/tjornes-small/ The Smithsonian Weekly Volcanic…
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