Tag: united states

• Pu`u O`o crater floor collapse and a new lava flow on Kilauea

  10 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Between 1 and 2 PM (Hawaiian time) on August 3, the floor to the Pu`u O`o crater collapsed in spectacular fashion - and luckily for us, many Eruptions readers were watching the webcams at the time and saw the event unfold. We even have a great time-lapse video of the event thanks to Eruptions ... Read More

• Three volcanoes captured from space: Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, Anak Krakatau and Kilauea

  10 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I wanted to point out a series of images posted by the NASA Earth Observatory that capture three volcanoes that are currently restless or outright erupting ... right now! Well, at least within the last few days. Puyehue-Cordón Caulle: It seems surprising that after 2 months, the volcano in Chile ... 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

• Update from the field

  10 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  First off, sorry for being so scarce lately! The field and lab work has taken up almost all my time, so finding a few moments to blog have been tough. I'm also traveling light with only my iPad, so that has added to the challenge.  Some highlight so far: - I collected (with help from Dr. David ... Read More

• Mystery Volcano Photo #39

  11 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Considering it has become a staple when I have to be away from the blog, I thought it would be nice to post a new Mystery Volcano Photo. The last one, #38, was nailed by Dr. Boris Behncke (who else?) on the second guess as South Sister in Oregon. I took this picture on a flight from Seattle to ... Read More

• The 20th anniversary of the eruption of Pinatubo in the Philippines

  12 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most significant eruptions (video - archived from news broadcasts) of the last century (or more) - the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo in the Philippines. The eruption is a landmark event for a number of reasons. First, it was one of the great successes of ... Read More

• Lava lakes remain active on Kilauea

  12 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I fully realize I tend to have a bias towards explosive eruptions - I mean, it is hard to ignore something like this. However, that doesn't mean I should have neglected all the action going on right now in Hawai`i, where basalt lavas are doing that effusive thing they do so well.  The lava lake ... Read More

• Volcano Update: Grímsvötn done, Taal rumbling, new explosions at the Dieng Plateau and much more

  12 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  A long weekend right about now does wonders for getting a little focus back, especially after such a busy week with the eruption of Grímsvötn. I even got a weekend relatively free of volcanism! Ah, but the work week has begun so let's start with some news from around the world. Iceland: When the ... Read More

• The 31st Anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens

  about 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Today is May 18 and that marks the date of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington that killed 57 people (video). I don't have an elaborate post on the event - so if you want to find out more about this historic eruption, be sure to check out the excellent USGS site on the event. Or ... Read More

• Tungurahua continues to erupt, Taal grows increasingly restless, explosions on Etna (and more)

  about 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  The light at the end of the finals tunnel has appeared - only one set of papers (where I posed to my volcanoes class the question "if someone asked you 'why bother monitoring volcanoes?', how would you respond?") to grade now. There hasn't been a lot of new eruption news, but there has been a lot ... Read More