Posts treating: "Kilauea"
Thursday, 23 June 2016
The ongoing eruptive activity at the summit caldera of Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawai'i.
You aren’t hearing this from me (well, okay, you are), but sometimes teaching is just a little bit
like carnival barking. You have to be entertaining about something that
actually isn’t all that unusual or interesting. And sometimes you have to
reveal just a little at a time to keep the interest
It's been a while since I've posted much here, but with pretty good reason. I'll be moving to Oahu, Hawaii in about two weeks. This is first and foremost born out of a desire to move out of San Diego, CA, where - dare I say it - climate change is in full force here. California is experiencing a record-setting heat wave in conjunction with a long running drought. As I am currently writing, the temperature here in East San Diego County has reached an abominable 110 degrees Farenheit, and I'm [...]
This weeks photo can be described by one word: mesmerizing. Honestly, it’s hard to tell which part of this photo is better, the beautiful starry sky backdrop or the glow of Kilauea’s...
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So, you know those disaster movies where volcanoes explode like Mount St. Helens, but also spew fountains of really runny lava like Kilauea on laxatives?
I have really bad news for them, courtesy of...
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During the past couple weeks, Mauna Loa, Hawaii's largest and historically most active volcano, has been exhibiting more quake activity at its summit, and SW rift zone. HVO is monitoring the situation. Inflation restarted in the volcano in 2010, and a slow but gradual inflation is taking place. This is a bit unusual, as Kilauea is still pumping plenty of lava out and consistently creating new land. Typically, Mauna Loa only inflates when Kilauea is not active. It would be highly unusual, [...]
In Hawaii, a lava flow from Kilauea was nearing residential areas in the northwest portion of Pāhoa on October 27th. The flow front was heading towards a low spot on the Pāhoa Village Road, between Apaʻa St. and the post office. In this photo the flow front was 540 meters (0.3 miles) from Pāhoa Village
It appears that Mt St Helens is experiencing gradual re-inflation of its magma chamber, leading some to feel concern that the volcano will erupt again in the near future. St Helens last eruptive period ended in 2008 with a dome building event, which consisted of slow extrusion of a central lava dome, and occasional ash fall due to collapse of the dome. The current inflation period does not indicate an eruption is imminent, although it does significantly raise that possibility.It is common for [...]
Yes, Hawai'i gets two spots on my top ten list of the most incredible places I've ever stood. A few days ago I talked about my wonderful adventure in the swamps of the Alaka'i Plateau on Kaua'i, but today we'll hear about the Big Island, and the rather incredible volcano there that has been erupting continuously now for thirty-one years, since 1983. The ongoing eruption of Kilauea and
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the world largest volcano by volume. Rising from the sea floor to its summit, it is one of the largest mountains in the world as well, from foot to summit, being about 56,000 ft... many times taller than even Mt. Everest! It also happens to be Hawaii's most active volcano, although you wouldn't know it given its recent slumber. It actually erupts more often than Kilauea, last having erupted about the same time that Kilauea started its current [...]
Lava lakes are a relatively rare volcanic features — there are only a handful of active ones on the planet. Kilauea (with two), Ambrym, Villarrica, Nyiragongo, Erta’Ale, a fairly new, possibly ephemeral lake at Tolbachik and probably the most remote
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Welcome to the fifth annual Christmas Geology Quiz! This year I will let the quiz sit for a week, posting the answers on 31 December to give my newsletter subscribers a fighting chance. I'm going to keep comments open this year, trusting you not to post spoilers (please do that on Twitter instead) but monitoring things closely anyway. All right, start the quiz!
1. In what place might you find bacon? baguettes? blackjack? boudins?
2. Which mineral is named for a person: kainite, kernite, [...]
“A deep connection about 50 miles underground can explain the enigmatic behavior of two of Earth’s most notable volcanoes, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa and Kilauea. The study, the first to model paired volcano interactions, explains how a link in Earth’s upper mantle could account for Kilauea and Mauna Loa’s competition for the same deep magma supply
I’ve been following the events at Kilauea all this week, but thanks to my laptop issues (which should be resolved today) and a nasty Fall cold, posting was more challenging than anticipated. However, things are looking up – just like the state of the lava lake in the Halema’uma’u Crater at Kilauea. The lava within
There is a big anniversary this week (well, other than our first wedding anniversary) – but I’ll have more on that on Wednesday. Today, I thought I’d update a few bits of volcanic news from the past week or so. If you’re looking for even more details on the week’s volcanic events, check out the
I went to a blogger meet up today and got inspired to write more. I thought a fun series would be just field trips I have gone on around the Big Island of Hawaii! So here is the first installation, my walk in the Volcanoes National park this past week. There is a lot to do in the park, but I figured an offering of what I did might be interesting!I was there for work so I got up early the last morning and took a nice long walk before starting the work day.To get you oriented I took my walk [...]
Some quick volcano news hits for a sunny Tuesday: Iceland I find it amusing and frustrating whenever I see that some sectors of the media don’t let pesky facts get in the way of a good lede. I’ve seen piles of headlines about the new tourist attraction at Thrihnukagigur in Iceland where people can be
Bathymetry of summit of Monowai Cone May/June 2011.How fast can a volcano spew out magma? This is a question that has perplexed volcanologist for a very long time. Recently a team of scientists, led by A.B. Watts of Oxford University, conducting a routine bathymetric survey onboard the research vessel SONNE, were fortunate enough to be in the proximity of Monowai seamount volcano when a dramatic eruption occurred.** Monowai is located along the 2,500 km-long [...]
The May meeting of the Potomac Geophysical Society will be held May 17th at the Fort Myer Officers’ Club in Arlington, VA (http://www.fmmcmwr.com/maps.htm) in the Glassed-in room in the Fife and Drum (main dining room). Dr. Rosalind Helz will deliver … Continue reading