Eruptions Word of the Day: Peperite
Category: Peperite
The next Eruptions Word of the Day describes what happens when hot magma and cool sediment get too close.
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Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai:
The 2009 Pliny for Volcanic Event of the Year goes to ...
Category: Volcanic Event of the Year
What volcano was named the 2009 Pliny winner for Volcanic Event of the Year? Find out now!
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 3:46 AM • 210 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
2009: The Volcanic Year in Review
Category: Alaska
All the volcano eruptions, news, gossips, controversies of 2009 ... it was quite a year for the study of volcanoes!
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 10:45 AM • 67 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Too many tourists in Tonga
Category: Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai
The Tongan volcano is still erupting but people are already venturing out to the new island to explode ... er, that is, explore.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 2:04 PM • 168 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Latest SI/USGS Weekly Volcano Report (3/18-24/09)
Category: Global Volcanism Program
Lots of volcano news this week, including activity at Rabaul, Chaiten and Popocatepetl.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 5:36 PM • 88 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Details on the Tongan Eruption
Category: Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai
This is a classic volcanic island-building event and the question will be how long will the enlarged Hunga Ha'apai last and how last will the eruption continue.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 12:46 PM • 180 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
M7.9 earthquake in Tonga
Category: Tonga
This falls under the category of "when it rains, it pours".
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 2:56 PM • 177 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Rooster tails and new islands (and video, too)
Category: Ash fall
Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano has been putting on quite a show for people lucky (or unlucky) enough to be close enough to see it.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 12:58 PM • 7 Comments
Tongan eruption disrupting flights
Category: Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai
The eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga looks to be a big one.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 1:07 PM • 95 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
New Eruption in Tonga
Category: Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (how's that for a name?), a shallow seamount in Tonga, appears to have erupted, according to reports from air passengers and pilots in the area.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 2:22 PM • 73 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
