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« on: September 24, 2017, 09:51:38 PM »
A major eruption of Mount Agung in [Bali] Indonesia could happen at any time. This volcano has potential to temporarily cool the global climate.
https://twitter.com/EricHolthaus/status/911515451376771072

Bali’s Mount Agung threatens to erupt for the first time in more than 50 years
https://theconversation.com/balis-mount-agung-threatens-to-erupt-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-50-years-84356

Mount Agung in Bali at highest alert level 4. These are the alert levels for volcanoes in Indonesia. @USConGenSby @usaidindonesia
https://twitter.com/usembassyjkt/status/911600452826939392

More tremors as Mt Agung threatens to erupt
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/more-tremors-as-mt-agung-threatens-to-erupt/news-story/070c8b9deb0ab62828ea7f77a2170161
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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2017, 11:54:15 PM »
"Most of the direct hazard comes from pyroclastic flows (hot torrents of volcanic debris) in the yellow and red regions while mudflows could move through the river valleys leading from Agung (green)."

Indonesia’s Agung Raised to Highest Alert for Eruption
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/rockyplanet/2017/09/24/indonesias-agung-raised-to-highest-alert-for-eruption/
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2017, 02:25:16 AM »
This one is definitely worth keeping a close eye on, since it has the potential to go caldera... it's a tall edifice in an area with a lot of calderas, which hasn't yet collapsed. Its habit of having large (VEI-5ish) eruptions at extended intervals is worrisome, as it allows large magma chambers to build. Tambora was very similar before it went pop in 1815 - the largest eruption in modern history, which resulted in the 'year without a summer'.

Having said that, it's only a potential, and volcanoes do whatever they feel like (usually involving confounding geologists). A few thousand years here or there before the caldera collapse is nothing. So it could do something spectacular... but the odds are on another VEI-5 type eruption, with major local inconvenience (usually extremely well handled by the Indonesian authorities) but little global effect. So yes, definitely needs watching!

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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2017, 08:16:45 PM »
Yellowstone supervolcano may blow sooner than thought — and could wipe out life on the planet
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Scientists working in and around Yellowstone National Park say that the supervolcano sitting under the tourist attraction may blow sooner than thought, an eruption that could wipe out life on the planet.

According to National Geographic, the researchers, from Arizona State University, analyzed minerals in fossilized ash from the most recent mega-eruption and found changes in temperature and composition that had only taken a few decades. Until now, the magazine reported, geologists had thought it would take centuries for the supervolcano to make the transition. ...
https://amp.usatoday.com/story/757337001/
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2017, 02:31:17 AM »
Just some amazing volcano eruption footage.  Eruption at Kirishima volcano in Japan.
Video at the link:  https://twitter.com/EarthUncutTV/status/918444023869607936
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« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2017, 04:40:14 PM »
It's already a few dayes old, but what do you think of it.
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/09/balis-imminent-mount-agung-eruption.html

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« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2017, 05:21:23 PM »
It's already a few dayes old, but what do you think of it.
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/09/balis-imminent-mount-agung-eruption.html
My understanding is that the effect of individual volcanic eruptions is temporary, even if very disruptive for one (?) two (?) three (?) ten (?) years. When Mount St Helens erupted the effect was measurable. My memory tells me that scientists tested their climate models for the effect of the emissions and the models performed very well.
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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2017, 05:40:36 PM »
Per a comment on the Volcano Café blog (date stamp:  29/10/2017 at 13:15)
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2017, 12:48:37 PM »
It's already a few dayes old, but what do you think of it.
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/09/balis-imminent-mount-agung-eruption.html
My understanding is that the effect of individual volcanic eruptions is temporary, even if very disruptive for one (?) two (?) three (?) ten (?) years. When Mount St Helens erupted the effect was measurable. My memory tells me that scientists tested their climate models for the effect of the emissions and the models performed very well.

Short of a super volcano eruption (which are extremely rare and devastating), you are correct.  When Pinatubo erupted in 1991, global temperature dropped ~0.6C over the next year.  This effect lasted about two years, before the aerosols started to be filter out of the stratosphere.  The Tambora eruption of 1815 was much stronger, resulting in a temperature drop of up to 3C, which consequently decreased rainfall by ~4%.  This resulted in widespread crop failures and mass starvation.  The worst was felt within a year, with temperatures starting to recover in the second year.

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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2017, 12:50:20 PM »
Some people predict a higher number of heavy earthquakes in 2018. Because of a slightly slower rotation of the earth. And 2018 is not far away, so soon we know if that's right or not. But what would be the correlation between these earthquakes and vulcano activity ? I can imagine that it's not going to stay unnoticed if it's right

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« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2017, 05:23:52 PM »
Still active.

Bali's Mount Agung erupts; ash clouds force closure of Lombok airport
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KARANGASEM, Indonesia -- A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has rumbled to life with eruptions that dusted nearby resorts and villages with ash and forced the closure of the small international airport on neighboring Lombok island as towering gray plumes drifted east.

Mount Agung erupted on Saturday evening and three times early Sunday, lighting its cone with an orange glow and sending ash 13,000 feet into the atmosphere. It is still gushing and the ash clouds have forced the closure of Lombok island's airport until at least 6 a.m. Monday, an official at the airport said. ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bali-volcano-mount-agung-erupts-volcano-lombok-airport-indonesia/
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« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2017, 06:20:00 PM »
Öraefajökull in Iceland is also a big concern. It is the second largest volcano in Europe and the one that Icelanders especially to not wish to see erupt.

A good summary here:

http://www.volcanocafe.org/oraefajokull-a-challenge-for-volcanology/

Extract: The reason for it being so dangerous is that the magma type it erupt is highly prone to be explosive, and we do know that it is full of volatile gases and that it is hotter than usual. This is a bad recipe, nobody likes turbo-charged rhyolite.

The second problem is the lack of knowledge and historical records of how the volcano behave prior to an eruption. The small few things we do know indicates that the current behaviour is how the volcano behaves prior to an eruption, but that there can be decades long waiting time from reactivation to the final eruption.



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« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2017, 12:39:37 AM »
Mount Agung is erupting in Bali. If it is similar to the 1963 eruption, the climate could cool by 0.1-0.2 C according to a simple extrapolation by @hausfath. Though noticeable, it'd be a small speed bump compared to the takeoff ramp of global warming  https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-could-agung-volcano-bali-affect-global-temperature
   https://twitter.com/simondonner/status/935286529701711874


A volcano is erupting in Indonesia that could have worldwide climate implications.
And, you can watch it happen live on YouTube.
Earth, 2017.
http://grist.org/briefly/an-erupting-indonesian-volcano-may-alter-global-climate/

You can follow  @janinekrippner & @eruptionsblog on Twitter for the latest updates on the eruption of Mount Agung in English.
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« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2017, 12:46:14 AM »
You can clearly see the two plumes here- the steam-rich plume and the ash-rich plume. This indicates two vents within the crater. This ( 2 vents) does happen at other volcanoes around the world too. #Agung #Bali
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/935287688164528128

    this video taken from @madenagi Instagram. Timelapse mode. posted more less from 10 hrs ago. stay safe everyone
https://twitter.com/celynn88/status/935278957905158144

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« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2017, 12:49:48 AM »
The appearance of #Agung this morning. Medium pressure crater Steam/gas plume observed white & gray with a thin intensity and height 1000 m above the crater. Continuous tremor with an amplitude of 1-2 mm. Awas Status. Ngurah Rai Airport and Lombok Airports are normal.
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/937464774295805952
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« Reply #18 on: December 07, 2017, 12:58:56 AM »
If this eruption is significant enough to cause such a dip in global temperatures, it'll also be lethal for quite a few people in the local area because of the worsening air pollution.  Plus it will also emit a lot of CO2, which will stick around a lot longer than the cooling sulfates.

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« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2017, 03:57:13 AM »
Agung update:

Effusive/slow lava extrusion is still occurring, occasionally followed by short-duration ash plumes. Medium pressure ash plumes observed up to 500-1000 m, leaning towards the NW and E. Incandescence from lava inside the crater visible at night.
     https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/942492610270318597
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« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2017, 11:04:43 AM »
" it'll also be lethal for quite a few people in the local area because of the worsening air pollution" is there any real time monitoring/analysis of the gas/ejecta?

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« Reply #21 on: December 20, 2017, 06:44:46 PM »
Huge eruption of volcano Bezymianny today #Kamchatka #Russia .Photos from VK social media.
https://twitter.com/WeatherSarov/status/943377052497010688
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Volcanic eruption at #Bezymianny on #Kamchatka Peninsula - advisories from Tokyo VAAC have max ash height at 50,000 feet (15.2 km). #Himawari8 volcanic ash height product http://go.wisc.edu/dn55d3
https://twitter.com/CIMSS_Satellite/status/943505603573493760
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« Reply #22 on: January 03, 2018, 05:40:49 PM »
Mount St Helens Is Rumbling Again With 40 Earthquakes Since New Years Day
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Since New Years Day Mount St. Helens has experienced 40 earthquakes within its vicinity as tremors continue every few hours. The most powerful earthquake was a magnitude 3.9 that occurred around midnight west coast time about 5 miles from Mount St. Helens and 23 miles from the town of Morton.

The 3.9 magnitude earthquake was felt in Portland but there were no reported injuries or damage. Since that earthquake there have been 16 more earthquakes, averaging about every half hour with magnitudes from 0.6 to 2.6.

It is common to experience swarms of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens. While it is certainly not a sign of an impending eruption, the earthquakes are a result of an active volcanic system.

Mount St. Helens is most commonly known for its major eruption in 1980, the deadliest and most economically damaging volcanic event in the history of the United States. The stratovolcano is situated just 96 miles from Seattle and 50 miles from Portland, making an eruption especially dangerous.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/01/03/mount-st-helens-is-rumbling-again-with-40-earthquakes-since-new-years-day/
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« Reply #23 on: January 03, 2018, 05:46:26 PM »
And for what it’s worth, I’ll add this link.  The slight slowing of the earth’s rotation is thought to be a predictor of a period of greater seismic activity — which would also activate volcanoes....

We could see twice as many big earthquakes this year, scientists warn — because the equator has shrunk
http://www.businessinsider.com/earthquakes-global-seismic-hazard-slow-earth-rotation-2017-11

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« Reply #24 on: January 12, 2018, 08:17:43 PM »
The activity of #Agung is still high. Eruption on 11 January.
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/951618434986594304
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« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2018, 07:03:10 PM »
“The status of #Agung has been lowered from level 4 to 3. The exclusion zone has been reduced to 4 km. Evacuees can go home. ”
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/962313516517679105

“This is a big deal. Evacuees can go home.This is a dangerous volcano & it was a necessary precaution. Can you imagine living in camps away from home for months? Women have given birth in those camps. I feel relieved for them. #Agung ”
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/962324308457656320
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« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2018, 06:49:33 PM »
At this point only a massive volcanic eruption such as this one could reverse the exponential climate change emergency that is taking place - if only temporarily.

Is it possible to purposely cause the eruption of a volcano like Agung via nuclear weapons or some other form of human intervention?

I'm not suggesting they do something like that - I'm just wondering if it's theoretically possible.

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« Reply #28 on: February 19, 2018, 06:28:11 AM »
Well, long-term, volcanoes actually warm the planet because the CO2 they emit persists much longer than the aerosols. So I don't think that would be a good idea.

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« Reply #29 on: February 19, 2018, 07:51:51 AM »
Is it possible to purposely cause the eruption of a volcano like Agung via nuclear weapons or some other form of human intervention?

I'm not suggesting they do something like that - I'm just wondering if it's theoretically possible.
No, that's Hollywood. Here's an old article by Erik Klemetti with a more elaborate answer:
https://www.wired.com/2012/04/could-people-trigger-a-volcanic-eruption-on-purpose/
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« Reply #30 on: February 19, 2018, 12:46:43 PM »
perhaps dropping icebergs into active volcanoes ? :)
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« Reply #31 on: February 19, 2018, 02:34:27 PM »
North Sumatra, Indonesia.

“This video gives me chills. Those poor kids.
The #Sinabung eruption today produced an ash plume and hot (600-800 degrees C) pyroclastic flows that race down the slopes. A red exclusion zone is in place on the volcano and has been for years now.”
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/965578332405469184
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“Elementary children shouting & afraid to see the powerful eruption of #Sinabung this morning. Pyroclastic flows with temperatures of 600-800 degrees C rapidly descend the slopes to 4.9 km away. Sinabung has been near-constantly active since Sept. 2013.”
https://mobile.twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/965578332405469184
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« Reply #32 on: February 19, 2018, 07:09:44 PM »
“Incredible photos of the #Sinabung eruption today (19.2.18) by photographer Endro Lewa. These photos show the rapid-moving and scorching-hot pyroclastic flow & the vertical ash plume. ...”
https://mobile.twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/965637345457459207
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« Reply #33 on: February 19, 2018, 10:42:39 PM »
Worldview image today of Northern Sumatra

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« Reply #34 on: April 15, 2018, 01:45:50 AM »
Ambae, Vanuatu: “All crops and trees are destroyed by the ash fall. There is no food. All water storage is destroyed by the sand and acid rain. There is no water."
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/985273897988820995
Photos and article at the link.

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« Reply #35 on: May 04, 2018, 12:53:29 PM »
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, prompting mandatory evacuations
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The fire department had also detected extremely high levels of dangerous sulfur dioxide gas in evacuation area, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.
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The evacuation comes after hundreds of earthquakes shook the eastern side of the Big Island.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/us/kilauea-volcano-hawaii-earthquakes/index.html
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« Reply #36 on: May 05, 2018, 08:13:12 PM »
 :o

“Seems #KilaueaVolcano has drained all of its lava from the caldera. And just a few days ago it was overflowing. Uh oh.  ...
     https://twitter.com/stormcoolio/status/992823197551812608

weather_center “Breaking: Total lava drain, 1000ft loss, just as it did a number of days before the massive 9.1 earthquake in Japan back in 2011, as the pilots says ‘it went somewhere’ this ain’t good #HawaiiVolcano “
https://instagram.com/p/BiZv7_OHHXB/
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Edit: clarification: the lava apparently drained into another rift. An on-site volcanologist, Dr Janine Krippner, explains.
“An explanation of what is going on at #Kilauea by @USGSVolcanoes, 4 May. It is highly likely that more fissures will form and will emit lava for longer periods of time.”
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/992811466108604416
Video/press conference at the link.
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« Reply #37 on: May 05, 2018, 08:45:28 PM »
Watch the waves from the recent #hawaiiearthquake travel across the USArray seismic network ((link: http://www.usarray.org ) in Alaska!
https://twitter.com/IRIS_EPO/status/992717355305271296
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« Reply #38 on: May 05, 2018, 11:52:26 PM »
http://www.volcanocafe.org/
Volcano Cafe for those interested.
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« Reply #39 on: May 06, 2018, 09:23:16 PM »
Lava Flows and Sulfur Dioxide Threaten Leilani Estates on Kilauea
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The new eruption far on the East Rift zone of Kilauea is continuing. The latest count has at least 10 fissure vents erupting ... on the east side of Leilani Estates and more cracks in the ground, some releasing copious sulfur dioxide gas. The lava flows coming from the fissures vents that are intermittently erupting has destroyed at least 5 homes so far with more being threatened and has overrun a number of roads. The lava fountains from the active fissure vents have reached as high 70 meters (215 feet) — you can watch some of the impressive footage of the eruption below. All of the Leilani Estates subdivision has been evacuated with little idea when residents might be permitted back into their homes.

In some of the most stunning video, you can see a fissure erupting in the middle of an area of homes. These vents could be active for weeks-to-months, so many of these homes could be inundated with lava. This part of Hawaii is by no means wealthy, so the stakes are high for the people who live in Leilani Estates — many of which may not be able to just “pick up and leave”.

However, it is the sulfur dioxide gas that is the real danger to people, as the concentrations being emitted are high enough to kill someone — the sulfur dioxide combines with water in your lungs and throat to form sulfuric acid! The sulfur dioxide plume has been mapped from the Suomi-NPP satellite, spreading to the southwest of the eruption. ...
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/rockyplanet/2018/05/06/lava-flows-and-sulfur-dioxide-threaten-leilani-estates-on-kilauea/
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« Reply #40 on: May 07, 2018, 08:14:14 PM »
Surreal aerial video at the link.

Incredible footage shows the lava flow during this morning's fissure eruption on the east side of Hawaii's Big Island. More than 1,800 residents have been evacuated from their homes. https://abcnews.go.com/US/hawaii-officials-bracing-lava-eruptions-weeks/story?id=54968317

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/993278127479533573
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« Reply #41 on: May 10, 2018, 08:12:12 PM »
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could see explosive eruptions: U.S. agency
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(Reuters) - There is a growing chance of explosive eruptions of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in coming weeks that could shoot rocks for miles and cause ashfall for dozens of miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.

Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, erupted on Thursday and lava flows from fissures have destroyed at least 36 structures and caused the evacuation of about 2,000 residents.

Explosive eruptions could occur if the lava lake in Kilauea’s crater continues to fall to the level of groundwater, causing an influx of water to create steam-driven explosions, the USGS said in a statement.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hawaii-volcano-eruptions/hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-could-see-explosive-eruptions-u-s-agency-idUSKBN1IA31I
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« Reply #42 on: May 11, 2018, 06:38:06 PM »
Dr. Janine Krippner: “Ho-ly...
If I were on Merapi yesterday & saw this above me... Phreatic eruptions are driven by steam & have little to no warning. Normally warning comes from magma movement, this is not due to magma movement, hence lack of warning. ”
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/994917837637668867
Video at the link.

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« Reply #43 on: May 13, 2018, 07:52:42 PM »
Huge home appliance blow-out!  ;) ;D

“In case you were wondering, the refrigerator-sized rocks that may occur at the Kilauea summit are in deed fridge-sized. #KilaueaHeadlineFails #pleasestopsayingSpew”
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/99565384532898611
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« Reply #44 on: May 17, 2018, 07:46:24 PM »
Volcano myths debunked.

Scientists Fight Volcano Myths As Kilauea Erupts
https://earther.com/scientists-fight-volcano-myths-as-kilauea-erupts-1826046849/
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« Reply #45 on: May 18, 2018, 07:45:14 AM »
Well she blew:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44159856

I notice some folks worried about Kilauea causing another mega tsunami now but i have no idea.
The runup could be 30 meters+ in west coast NA.
I'd be checking into the stability of that mountain if i lived in a risk area though...

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« Reply #46 on: May 30, 2018, 01:08:56 PM »

I notice some folks worried about Kilauea causing another mega tsunami now but i have no idea.


And some worry about Marshmallows.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44294418

'Don't toast marshmallows on Hawaii volcano' says US government

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The US Geological Survey has responded to a social media query on whether it is safe to roast marshmallows over a volcanic vent.

The answer is no.

Kilauea in the US state of Hawaii is one of the world's most active volcanoes and it has been very active in recent weeks.

Its red-hot rivers of lava have destroyed dozens of homes on Hawaii's Big Island, with 2,000 people being told to leave their properties.

Jay Furr from Richmond, Vermont asked the US government department whether it would be safe to roast marshmallows over volcanic vents using a long stick.

The US Geological Survey's Volcanoes Twitter account, which posts official updates and information on volcanoes in the US, responded to Mr Furr's query, saying that such an experiment would lead to a "bad taste" and a "pretty spectacular reaction".

They said it would not be safe and advised people not to try to do so.
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« Reply #47 on: June 03, 2018, 09:32:39 PM »
“A simple question.... How many homes in Puna were lost to lava?
Hawaii Civil Defense only report 77 homes lost but locals have mapped over 200 homes lost.”
https://twitter.com/VolcanoJeannie/status/1002666249401221122
Map at the link.

“While Shane Turpin was out working his lava boat tour on 28 May...
The lava took his home, shop & boatshed. Friends saved his animals & some belongings. The images are from a video inside his home (by cousin Travis Sanders). Last photo was taken by Shane when he heard the news”
https://twitter.com/VolcanoJeannie/status/1001992206054457345
Images at the link.

“30-40 ft thick lava on Highway 132, approx 200 yards past Pohoiki & Highway 132 junction.
IMAGE: Chris Leonard (via Ikaika Marko)”
https://twitter.com/VolcanoJeannie/status/1003232191172653056
Image at the link.

“#LeilaniEstatesEruption #KilaueaVolcano UPDATE: For 36 years, Luana & Richard Jones have lived off of Pohoiki Rd. Then new neighbors moved in: Puna Geothermal Venture. Jones said she’d be willing to lose her house, if the flow took PGV too (link: https://instagram.com/p/BjZJJacgFNB/) “
https://twitter.com/MilekaLincoln/status/100173457504578764
Video at the link (shows the 30-40 ft thick lava mentioned above).

“#VolcanoMonday #lava101 Possibility of 'anthropogenic' pillow lava forming in pond at Puna Geothermal station yesterday (screen capture from video link from @MilekaLincoln) ”
https://twitter.com/lava_ice/status/1001181053296500741
Image below.

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« Reply #48 on: June 04, 2018, 01:01:42 PM »
Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, killing at least 25
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/03/americas/guatemala-fuego-volcano-erupts/index.html

Dr Janine Krippner: “Yes, this amount of volcanic activity is normal. There are around 20 volcanoes erupting around the world on any given day. This is what our planet does. There is not an increase in activity.“
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/1003458516424777728
Image at the link: volcano map for the week of May 23-29.


And about those folks standing around with cellphones, recording video as the pyroplastic flow approaches:

“I can't stress this enough. This is a deadly eruption. Pyroclastic flows kill. This is an awful place to be, if you are ever around an erupting volcano like this and you see a cloud moving along the ground towards you, RUN. GET OUT OF THERE! ”
https://twitter.com/janinekrippner/status/1003426876264796160
Video at the link.

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« Reply #49 on: June 08, 2018, 04:20:16 PM »
Lava From Kilauea Volcano Has Destroyed 600 Homes In Hawaii
The latest estimate of property losses far surpasses the 215 structures consumed by lava during more than 30 years of an earlier eruption cycle that began in 1983.


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hawaii-volcano_us_5b19f354e4b09d7a3d70a7ee?guccounter=1

Given the last one lasted 30 years, there is no reason to suppose that this one will stop in the forseeable future.

Our idiot tabloid newspapers are trying the connection red herring with Guatemala this time.

I tried to ask USGS about the volume of lava expelled compared with events such as Guatemala, but their enquiry form asks what URL did you come from. Not a clue.
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