This Indonesian volcano, which you’ve probably seen on the news, used to be one of the quiet ones. For 1,200 years those living near Sinabung
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Update: Iceland Volcanoes
Despite recent “it’s gonna blow!” headlines, Icelandic volcanoes are all Green/Normal. At the time of writing, anyway (August 8th). Some of them could blow soon,
Decade Volcano: Nyiragongo
Africa has many active volcanoes. Why was Nyiragongo the only one to make the Decade Volcano list? Limits on funding and other resources forced volcanologists
Guest Video: Five Years Ago Today . . .
. . . Chile’s Calbuco volcano awoke from a four-decade-long sleep, starting a VEI 4 eruption at a moment when daylight was just right for
Krakatau is Rebuilding Itself
Last night, Anak Krakatau erupted for, I think, the first time since its December 2018 collapse. Here is a news report and a distant view
Decade Volcanoes: Taal
Taal doesn’t fit the stereotype we laypeople have of volcanoes being big pointy mountains with a bad case of heartburn. It does have what appears
