Tag: culture

• Iceland issues stamps made with Eyjafjallajökull ash

  almost 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  One of the commemorate Eyjafjallajökull ash stamps being issued by the Icelandic Post - made with ash from the eruption itself. Many Eruptions readers would consider themselves volcanophiles (or volcanificiandos?) and I would venture to guess there is a subset of volcano enthusiasts who are ... Read More

• Haitian Earthquake Relief

  over 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Sometimes it is easy to feel overwhelmed by a disaster like the earthquake in Haiti - I mean, how much can someone sitting in their office thousands of miles away do? It isn't really feasible for most people to pull up stakes and go to give first-hand assistance during the recovery - but you feel ... Read More

• Monday Musings: More Australian volcanoes, new seismometers for Mt. Baker and tephra is bad for your teeth

  over 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  A bit of news for your last Monday in September: Pumice deposits from the ~13,000 year old Laacher See eruption. Image by Erik Klemetti, taken in August 2007. More press for Dr. Joyce and his campaign to make the people of Australia terrified that volcanoes will destroy them. He warns of ... Read More

• Wednesday Whatzits: A Permian caldera find, the legends of Pele and a quieting Redoubt

  over 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Some brief tidbits for your Wednesday: The view of Mt. Saint Helens from the Johnston Ridge Observatory. There is a decent article about research being done at a dissected caldera system in the Italian Alps' Sesia Valley. The caldera in question is the Permian in age (248-298 million years ... Read More

• Monday Musings, Part 2 (UPDATED)

  almost 3 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Some more volcano news for the day ... UPDATE 10:40AM Eastern: It has been pointed out to me that both of these articles are old. They apparently made it into my Google News feed thanks to a glitch in the magic interweb tubes somewhere. Just goes to show that blogging before coffee on a Monday ... Read More

• Monday Musings

  almost 3 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Does anyone else feel like this has been a rather quiet summer, volcano-wise? Maybe I've been too preoccupied by my move to Ohio, but I feel like beyond a few relatively minor events (Shiveluch comes to mind), the volcano news has been pretty slow compared to the spring of this year. Go figure ... Read More

• Friday Flotsam

  almost 3 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Some of the articles you might have missed this week ... A lava flow from Kilauea breaks local traffic laws in the Royal Gardens subdivision, Hawai'i The Mayon Watch continues in the Philippines. No eruption yet, but some of the local newspapers are printing stories talking about "odd ... Read More