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
Tag: volcanology
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
Livestream of Kilauea’s Summit Crater
The lava fountains and human drama in Hawaii’s Lower Puna District are getting all the headlines, but geologists know there is also drama ongoing at
Guest Videos: Nyiragongo’s Lava Lake
Molten rock at Kilauea’s summit has disappeared from view, but the world’s largest lava lake is still bubbling away in the crater of Africa’s Nyiragongo
If Twitter Was Around When Mount St. Helens Blew
It’s wonderful (from a distance) to follow the ongoing eruption at Kilauea via the Web. Twitter is especially helpful. I’ve been wondering what the reawakening and eruption of Mount St. Helens would have been like on Twitter.
Guest Video: The Secret Lives of “Quiet” Volcanoes
Have you ever wondered how volcanologists can tel what’s going on inside an apparently quiet volcano?
