Tag: italy

• Friday Eruption Update for September 23, 2011: Cleveland, El Hierro, Etna and more

  8 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Quick update for late on Friday - much more to say on Monday. I promise. Really. Anyway, some brief news: Alaska: The dome is continuing to grow at Cleveland in Alaska - and we now have some images of the dome growing in the crater (see top left). Right now the concern is what happens if/when ... Read More

• Tuesday Tidbits: Amazing Etna video, mystery in Niger and more!

  9 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  The start of the semester always surprises me. No matter how much I think I might be prepared for it, the first day of class ends up being a maelstrom. This year was no different, especially when I intelligently decided to combine the first day of class with the launch of the new Denison University ... Read More

• GVP Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for August 17-23, 2011: Etna, Chile, Sakurajima and a lack of Indonesia

  9 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  The Virginia Earthquake has had most of our attention this week, but volcanoes continue to be noisy around the world (although no more so than usual). You can get yourself caught up with a lot of the activity in this week's Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report . Some of the ... Read More

• Thursday Throwdown: Iceland's next eruption, building a volcano and Etna over the years

  9 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Now that my rage over losing the post yesterday afternoon has subsided, it's time for me to try to recreate it (but that lost post was most definitely the best post ever written). Things are quite busy right now as classes start in a little over a week here at Denison, so I'm up to my neck in ... Read More

• Instant Etna action: How volcano monitoring has changed in the 21st century

  10 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  We heard earlier today that Dr. Boris Behncke thought that Etna was heading for its 10th paroxysm via his Twitter account - and I posted about it here in Eruptions. A few hours later, sure enough we could all watch the eruption live on webcams from anywhere in the world - and discuss it with other ... Read More

• GVP Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for August 3-9, 2011: Cleveland's dome, Indonesian volcanoes and a busy Etna

  10 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I'm back in Ohio and will be for the foreseeable future ... less than 3 weeks until classes start again here at Denison. Lots of things to get organized for me over the next few weeks. Today, I thought I'd just quickly post on the latest Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report ... Read More

• Wednesday Whatzits: Orange alert at Cleveland, more Italian eruptions, Kilauea's lava lakes and more!

  10 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Lots of pieces of volcano news I've missed reporting over the last week, so I thought I could try to round them all up. Alaska: A 40-meter lava dome/flow was spotted at the summit of Cleveland in the Aleutians. With this confirmation of new magma at the surface, AVO has raised the aviation alert ... Read More

• Spectacular eruptions at Italy's Etna

  10 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Italy's (second) most famous volcano, Mt. Etna, has been quite busy while I've been off in California. Many of you have been following Etna on the webcams and leaving lots of comments about the impressive activity. A brief summary: Etna has experienced a number of eruptive episodes over the ... Read More

• Monday Eruption Update: Calm at Etna and Katla, evacuations at Lokon-Empung

  11 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Things are going to be getting a little hectic for me for the next few days as I get ready for my field/lab season in California (which starts Wednesday). I have just enough time to catch up on a few things that are happening/happened over the last few days. Italy: Over the weekend, we saw a ... Read More

• Friday Flotsam: Etna, fear-mongering in Chile and New Zealand, Philippine volcanoes and a new crater lake at Grimsvötn

  11 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  This week ended up being a little busier than I expected - I had to make that quick transition from wedding/honeymoon to beginning to prepare for my field/labwork coming up in July. These things, sadly, don't turn on a dime anymore. So, I've glossed over a pile of interesting volcanically-related ... Read More