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What is happening at Teide Volcano in Tenerife?

Días de Lava: del sueño de niñez a la ciencia / Lava days: from childhood dream to the science

Addressing La Palma megatsunami fears

Update: Where are we now?

Contents under pressure

So you want to visit an active volcano?

YELLOWSTONE and our new Popular Volcanics podcast

The life and legacy of volcanologist David A. Johnston: Setting the record straight

Volcanic ash is not fluffy & volcanoes don't smoke! Setting the story straight & how to protect yourself

Magma plumbing systems: A geophysical perspective

Out in the field, doing experiments, meeting other scientists, and eating LOTS of pizza – a student’s perspective

Communicating about Agung, how did that even happen?

Crystal Clocks: How minerals in magmas can be used to unravel what happens before an eruption (Guest Blog by Dawn Ruth)

Communicating volcanoes: resources for media

Agung is erupting - Now what?

Agung Volcano Unrest Information

Come see us at IAVCEI2017!

Learning to map while also respecting the land

Family 'or' career?? Doing both in the geosciences

Back in time to Mount St. Helens: News coverage of the 1980 eruption

Where did all the geologists go? To the field!

Why do we act after a disaster, and not before?

Finding strength through a love of volcanoes

Why did Etna's lava flow explode?

Never stick your hand into a viscous material

It's all for you, girl! A message to girls everywhere from the women in volcanology

Spectacular volcano videos: Identifying eruption processes

Interpreting historic eruptions with old dusty hidden treasures: Introduction to historical and social volcanology

The trees of Calbuco

Rocks can be movie stars too

In memory of Om Leo (@LeopoldAdam)

A whirlwind sampling of Morocco (emphasis on wind)

Volcanoes in Space!

Hanging out with Planetary Scientists

Volcanology Teaching Resources

How fast is volcano-fast?

Hoodoo you do? Tent Rocks, New Mexico

Explosive dangers at Kilauea volcano

In the Company of Volcanoes at AGU

Not all holes in the ground are the same

Do you live near a maar volcano?

Flowing rock frozen in time at Inyo Domes, California

The eruption is how big? Deposit volume story

How a blinky light helped me like coding

Science of art, art in science: a potter's perspective

Keeping an eye on Cotopaxi Volcano

In the footsteps of Apollo astronauts, literally!

Volcanoes inside and out. Or how your intro text book lied to you

For the love of lava: Adventures on Tolbachik volcano

Quick tour of the urban geology of Rome

The Ant Hill Advantage

Basalt wool inspired by Pele

The volcano rock stars of Kamchatka, Russia

Man Made Maar experiments (the science)

Large Scale Experiment Sampler Menu

The Calbuco volcanic eruption: Communicating a natural disaster through social media

Remembering the Mount Saint Helens 1980 eruption: 35 years later

Volcano experiments introduction

How do you science? with dynamite!

Volcanoes: Carrying on a family passion

By way of introduction

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It's all for you, girl! A message to girls everywhere from the women in volcanology

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- Dr. Janine Krippner It saddened me to see a new study published a couple of weeks ago that tells us girls from the age of six are prone to thinking that they are not as smart as boys. What is even more sad is that this wasn't really a surprise. You only have to look at how the media portrays women to get an idea why. When I was a little girl my Mum told me that I could be anything I want to be. I believed her and I am passing this message on to you. I know some of you have it much harder than others, harder than I could have imagined as a little girl. Don't give up and follow your dreams. I have asked women volcanologists from around the world to tell you what they do, why they love their work, how their work makes a difference in the world, and to give advice for girls everywhere. Of course this advice is not limited to girls, boys are also subject to messages that they are not good enough, and this can be much worse depending on race, religion, sexual orientati...
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Agung Volcano Unrest Information

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- Dr. Janine Krippner I am NOT giving my own interpretations of the data and what the data means. I am NOT, and CANNOT tell people what this volcano might or might not do. Please always refer to all official source links below. The utmost respect must be given to the local authorities monitoring Agung. I am not in Bali, nor am I an authority on Agung Volcano. I have not worked on Agung volcano, or any Indonesian volcano for that matter. Always look to the official sources for information, or to verify any information. Official sources of information: Twitter: Magma Indonesia ,  Sutopo Purwo Nugroho ,  BNPB Indonesia ,  PVMBG-CVGHM Websites: Magma Indonesia Website , BNPB website , ESDM Website Facebook: BNPB I have been getting a lot of questions from travelers who are in, or planning on being in, Bali. Many travelers don't know where to get official information, cannot read it as it is in Indonesian, and do not, understandably, understand what it means. So, r...
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Communicating Volcanoes: Resources for Media

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- Dr. Janine Krippner Watching the Agung eruption unfold showed me firsthand some of the points of confusion when it comes to talking about volcanoes and eruptions. You can see the types of information and resources I gave during that time here . Below are resources that can help understand terminology and processes, and find authoritative sources of information. There are definitely more trustworthy websites than others and I provide them below. This is not a complete list and I will keep adding to it. Communication is not my field of research (explosive volcanism is), this is purely based on my experience doing outreach on social media and working with media. If you have anything else that you would like to see added here, please let me know. Pavlof volcano erupting in Alaska in 2016. Courtesy of the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Firstly, what is a volcano? A volcano is an opening in the Earth where either solid, liquid, or gaseous materials come out of the Earth's surfa...
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Back in time to Mount St. Helens: News coverage of the 1980 eruption

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- Dr. Janine Krippner Today marks another anniversary of the deadly eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington, USA. This eruption was one of those events where most remember where they were around the world when they heard the news. It changed the lives of those around the volcano - those who lost friends or family, their homes, their view of the local landscape, and their belief that 'it won't happen to me'. Fifty-seven people were lost, including volcanologist David Johnston ( his biography is out now here ). People around the world know this volcano after this day. Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980. Courtesy of USGS. Thirty-nine years ago the world watched as the eruption took place, so what did they see? What it was like for those who experienced the eruption firsthand? What did the rest of the country see through the experiences of reporters and those who were there? When the next continental-US volcano erupts some of us will be there. Some of us wil...
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Volcanic ash is not fluffy & volcanoes don't smoke! Setting the story straight & how to protect yourself.

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- Dr. Janine Krippner Mount St. Helens, May 18, 1980 . Top information resources for volcanic ash: USGS Volcanic Ash Impacts and Mitigation The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network  GNS Be Prepared: Volcanic Ashfall Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk  List of Volcano Observatories Items to stock before ashfall As you read this, there are likely around 20 volcanoes actively erupting right now. There are over 40 ongoing eruptions around the world. There are 1,431 volcanoes that we consider to be potentially active, or that erupted recently enough to be able to erupt any time soon ( list here ), and there are hundreds of millions of people living around those volcanoes . On top of that, there are many people who travel to or near volcanoes, and even more who fly around the world in planes that can be impacted by volcanic ash . Freight planes and ships can be halted and economies are impacted. As you see in this first video that was taken at Mount S...
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