Here’s a repost from 2018. And how was your commute this morning? Featured image: MONUSCO Photos/Abel Kavangh. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tag: volcanology
South American Supervolcanoes: Cerro Galán
You might have heard that supereruptions are VEI 8 events, right at the top of the scale. Could there ever be a magnitude 9 eruption?
Andes Supervolcanoes
Don’t panic, but we’re living in an age of supereruptions. Seriously, don’t panic. It’s taking place on Earth’s time scale, not our own — we’re
Toba and Sinabung: Understanding the Questions
In this 2017 satellite image, Toba is the watery ellipse with an island in the middle. Mount Sinabung is the small spot that it’s pointing
Mayotte and the Volcano
For months, the small islands of Mayotte, sitting in the Indian Ocean between Africa’s southeastern coast and the northern tip of Madagascar, simply would not
Popocatepetl is Putting on a Show
If we once realize all this earth as it is, we should find ourselves in a land of miracles: we shall discover a new planet
