Tag: Science journalism

• Erik's Volcano Nightmare: Why can't the media get science right?

  11 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Usually I'm a pretty reasonable person. However, over the past day, various items in the media have begun to drive me mad. Maybe I've been watching too much of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares but I am bleeping irritated with how little fact checking and research some parts of the media have been doing ... Read More

• The gooey interior of Io (and why it likely isn't a "magma ocean")

  about 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  One of the more exciting frontiers in geology is that of planetary volcanology - that is, how do volcanoes work on other planets. We know at least a few in our solar system have volcanism in one form or another - silicate magma, sulfur magma, liquid water - and both active and extinct volcanoes. So ... Read More

• Don't believe everything you read: "Volcanic source" of ocean warming and the "Great Rome Earthquake"

  about 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Today I just wanted to bring up a few examples of bad "science" floating around the internet. Finding articles/posts like these always get me riled up, but I wonder how much attention I should give them as to not continue to spread the false logic - but I suppose that is what debunking is all about ... Read More

• Exploring inside the crater of a volcano: Thrihnukagigur in Iceland

  about 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  This post is mostly to show some of the great images that the Daily Mail posted about field work performed inside a crater at Thrihnukagigur* in Iceland - literally, the team lead by Dr. Freysteinn Sigmundsson rappelled into the open crater as part of a fissure along the part of the Mid-Atlantic ... Read More

• Friday Flotsam: Webcams, busy Central America, Iceland fights back and more!

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Where did the week go? Some news! Webcams: Eruptions readers have been keeping an eye on a lot of volcanoes lately - and it sounds like it has paid off. A few of the webcams where activity was spotted were Kirishima (see below) and Sakurajima along with lava lake in the Halema`uma`u Crater ... Read More

• Tuesday Tidbits: Catching up with news from Yellowstone, Costa Rica, Indonesia and more.

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Some other bits of news from around volcano world (that doesn't have to do with Japan). Eruptions readers have sent me a pile of leads/articles over the last week and I'm slowing catching up with that - I'm sorry if I missed something along the way, but here are some interesting bits I received ... Read More

• Cool stuff from AGU 2010 Days 3 and 4: Serendipity strikes Iceland and the evolution of Hawai`i

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I've now made it back from another great yet exhausting American Geophysical Union meeting. I was able to get some samples that I need for my research, set up some new collaborations for the future, see some excellent talks/posters and most importantly, meet (and re-meet) a lot of people. I'm ... Read More

• When headlines go wrong (for the Grimsvotn update for 11/4/2010)

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  One of the biggest problems I find in the coverage of geologic events in the media is the relationship between cause and effect. Many times the confusion of what factors can bring about a geologic event and the signals that tell us that the event may occur is based on poor wording, but it can ... Read More

• The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and you

  almost 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Eyjafjallajökull erupting in the spring of 2010. I have a request for all of you Eruptions readers! In a few weeks I will be giving a talk here at Denison on the Eyjafjallajökull eruption and especially the aspects of how the eruption unfolded on the web. I think the shared experience of the ... Read More

• (Late) Wednesday Whatzits: Hawaiian lava flows, more Katla mongering and a possible eruption at Ruiz?

  almost 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Kilauea lavas on the move near Kalapana. Image taken July 17, courtesy of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Some news over the last few days: The lava flows from Kilauea are moving with a vengeance right now, damaging roads and heading for some structures. The lava flows near Kalapana have ... Read More