Tag: sulfur dioxide

• 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

• Spectacular images and video of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption in Chile

  12 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I am beginning to think the volcanoes plan it this way, but what is up with two of the biggest eruptions of 2011 falling on the weekend? Definitely makes it more difficult for me to keep up with all the action, that is for sure. Saturday we saw a large eruption from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle (top ... Read More

• That about wraps it up for the Grímsvötn eruption

  12 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Alright, so the title of the post is a little cheeky, but right now it appears that the eruption of Grímsvötn that started last Saturday (May 21) is for all intents and purposes over (at least for the time being). Although there is still some minor explosive activity from 3-4 tephra cones near the ... Read More

• Kirishima eruption in Japan still going strong

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I had a fun time last night speaking to the Licking County Rock and Mineral Club - lots of talk about volcanoes and we spent some time talking about our newest best friend, Kirishima. The impressively-erupting Japanese volcano (see below) has finally made it into the english-speaking media but not ... Read More

• GVP Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for January 12-18, 2011

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I've got a new USGS/Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for a wintry January Thursday. Some highlights (with post report updates) include: Russia: The Kamchatkan volcano, Kizimen, has been active all week, producing intermittent plumes that have reached as ... Read More

• Monday Musings: Indonesia, Bulusan, Hawaiian lava flows, signs at Hekla and more

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Lots of news here on the last Monday of November! Indonesia: Bromo in the Tengger Caldera continues to look like its ramping to a new eruptive cycle. There have been a number of low-level ash explosions from the scoria cone, some large enough to prompt the closure of a nearby airport (~25 km ... Read More

• Wednesday (11/10/10) Update: A respite for Indonesia and upswing for the Philippines

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Two volcanoes are headed into different directions this week - activity at Merapi appears to be down while explosions are continuing at Bulusan. This is not to say that the volcanoes respective trajectories are constant. They could easily change their behavior, and sometimes quite quickly, so don't ... Read More

• Wednesday Whatzits: Drilling still causing concern at Campi Flegrei, the hazards of volcanic air and the latest GVP report

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Busy as I get back from Fall Break - and only a week and change until the Geological Society of America Meeting in Denver. If you haven't check already, commenting has had some renovations on the site ... but onto some quick news: Drilling at Campi Flegrei: The news story that will never die ... Read More

• Nevado del Ruiz: Signs of increasing activity?

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I just wanted to pass a quick new news from Colombia: Nevado del Ruiz has been placed on yellow alert status (spanish) by the Colombian survey, INGEOMINAS. The reports (spanish) describe increased sulfur odor and sulfur dioxide emissions, increased seismicity in the edifice (tens of earthquakes ... Read More

• Thursday Throwdown: Stromboli's tiny bubbles, Hawaiian lava flow update and recovering from Eyjafjallajökull

  almost 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Lots of little pieces of news I've run across ... time to play a little catch up. Stromboli: A volcano after Don Ho's heart. Every once in a while, my RSS feeds will dredge up some articles from years gone by ... and this week there were two New York Times pieces that are a few years old ... Read More