In the Company of Volcanoes

- Volcanologist Dr Janine Krippner The photo above was taken by Santorini volcanologist Sandy Drymoni. Last updated: 25 Feb 2025 (New Zealand time) 24 February Greece time. The Greek version of this page is here , where updates may be staggered as this is a joint effort with Sandy Drymoni. With the ongoing crisis in the area around Santorini in Greece, here are links to websites and information that we will update as we see it. I am working behind the scenes with scientists around the world to watch out for questions, misinformation, and concerns, and provide information where we can. There is high uncertainty involved.  This is a very complex and evolving situation and we do not know where this will lead. Our thoughts are with the local communities experiencing the activity, and the local scientists working tirelessly to figure out what is happening. We are not forecasting what might happen next, we are not an observatory. This is simply to try to help with providing information...

- Dr Janine Krippner Misinformation is not new. Sometimes confusion reigns and wrong information is innocently shared. Sometimes tabloids make clickbait headlines that are wildly misleading, so you visit their website and they make money. Now we also have people on social media posting misinformation for likes in stressful and even dangerous situations. I am following the situation around Santorini, where there is real danger to people experiencing frequent earthquakes. This is a situation that is truly impacting communities and there is the possibility that something worse may happen, like a larger, more damaging earthquake. Now that we have AI and much more convincing fake videos to contend with, we must be even more cautious and sceptical, especially if we are viewing something on social media. So how can we tell? Firstly, who is the source? Is it a trustworthy agency who checks facts? Is it an expert or trusted local? Or someone who tends to post a lot of dramatic videos for ...