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Recent research on Ubehebe Crater of California ’s Death Valley reveals that it last erupted about 800 years ago instead of the previously-believed date of several thousand years ago. Erik Klementti comments on this new date.
Tags: california, current-events, geology-news, middle-east, news, pennsylvania, shale, virginia, volcanoesThis image from Earth Observatory shows the heat of an active lava flow near Nyamuragira Volcano and a lava lake within the summit crater of Nyiragongo.
“An eruption occurred in the Red Sea in December 2011. According to news reports, fishermen witnessed lava fountains reaching up to 30 meters tall on December 19. By December 23, 2011, what looked like a new island appeared in the region.” Quote from the NASA image release.
Tags: climate-change, energy, Geology.com, mexico, NASA, north-carolina, oceanography, pennsylvania, satellite images, shale, volcanoesAn article on the Redding.com website considers the types of problems that will occur in the next eruption at Mt. Shasta
Tags: afghanistan, archaeology, california, carolina, climate-change, current-events, marcellus-shale, meteorites, news, north-carolina, pennsylvania, philippines, shale, virginia, volcanoesVolcanic activity continues south of El Hierro Island in the Canary Island chain. The cone is growing and is now about 60 meters below the surface. Will it produce a new island?
The Eruptions blog has interesting photos and commentary on the continuing subsea volcanic activity near the Canary Islands in a post titled: “ Mixing Magmas at the Ongoing El Hierro Eruption “.
Tags: atlantic-ocean, current-events, earth sciences, eruptions, geology, Geology.com, hierro, meteorites, mexico, pennsylvania, south-carolina, volcanoesTheAge.com.au has a video featuring the current eruption of Nyamuragira Volcano , in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has lava fountains shooting hundreds of meters into the air.
Tags: afghanistan, astronomy, environment, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, pennsylvania, united-states, virginia, volcanoes, waterThe summit of the volcano off the coast of the Canary Island named El Hierro is still about 70 meters below the surface but evidence of the eruption is obvious.
Tags: afghanistan, atlantic-ocean, california, earthquakes, massachusetts, mexico, oceanography, pennsylvania, south, volcanoes, waterErik Klemetti has an interesting blog post that might help you better understand the scales and rates of volcanic eruptions .
Tags: ads-by-google, afghanistan, astronomy, california, environment, Geology.com, geophysics, marcellus-shale, oceanography, oregon, pennsylvania, satellite images, united-states, volcanoes, waterA volcanic eruption under the sea south of El Hierro Island produces a milky green plume in the marine waters. The plume is most likely caused by volcanic gases, pulverized pumice and sea floor sediments.
Tags: ads-by-google, afghanistan, atlantic-ocean, canary-islands, climate-change, earth sciences, earthquakes, geology, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, mexico, satellite images, virginia, volcanoes