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Geotimes November 2007 Feldman & Tilling |
Danger Lurks Deep: The Human Impact of Volcanoes Volcanic eruptions occur infrequently, yet have the potential to unleash some of the most destructive forces on Earth. |
Outside January 2008 Kevin Krajick |
Joe Blow Around the planet, hundreds of sleeping volcanoes could wake up with a bang at any moment. Volcanologist Chris Newhall is listening. |
Geotimes May 2006 Carolyn Gramling |
Indonesian Volcano Ready to Erupt Spewing hot clouds of gas and bulging with lava, Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, has rumbled to life, and a full-scale eruption is imminent, local officials warn. |
Geotimes May 2004 Megan Sever |
Today's Volcano Risks Active volcanoes pose a threat to commercial aircraft, engendering course diversions around potential danger spots. |
Geotimes April 2005 Megan Sever |
Vesuvius' Next Eruption Volcanologists are reconstructing the volcano's past to better predict just what might happen when it blows its top again. |
Geotimes October 2004 Pratt & Lubick |
Mount St. Helens Could Erupt in Days to Months In the next few days to a month, there's a 70 percent chance that a small to moderate eruption event will happen at Mount St. Helens, site of the violent and deadly eruption of May 18, 1980. |
Geotimes November 2007 Toulkeridis et al. |
When Volcanoes Threaten, Scientists Warn After multiple false alarms of volcanoes erupting, people may start to doubt the credibility of the alarms and not listen to them. Scientists need to better predict and communicate the dangers arising from living in the shadow of volcanoes. |
High on Adventure June 2004 Lee Juillerat |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Over the past 30 years, ongoing volcanic activity has perpetually helped to reshape the park, closing roads, covering trails and continually altering the park's landscape. |
Geotimes October 2004 Sever, Pratt & Libick |
Mount St. Helens Activity Updates Updates on Mt. St. Helens activity from October 1 to October 14. |
Geotimes April 2004 Ewert & Harpel |
In Harm's Way: Population and Volcanic Risk Knowing the number of people potentially at risk from volcanic activity allows non-volcanologists and emergency managers to gauge the potential adverse impact of volcanic unrest and plan accordingly. |
Geotimes September 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Mayon Volcano Eruption Slows Fewer seismic events and lessened ground deformation indicate that the ongoing eruption of Mayon Volcano, the Philippines' most active volcano, is finally slowing down. |
Geotimes June 2004 Megan Sever |
Hazards Roundup: Iran and Kilauea In the past week, Earth has shaken with more than 50 earthquakes and nearly 20 volcanic eruptions. Nature's forces are at work around us. |
High on Adventure April 2008 Vicki Andersen |
Creation of the cascade mountains The 700-mile stretch of playground known as the Cascade Mountain range is comprised of more than a dozen major peaks. |
AskMen.com |
Don't Be A Hero Philippine troops on Monday pressed the last 3,000 villagers who have refused to heed government warnings to leave the danger zone around a volcano that experts say is ready to erupt. |
Smithsonian December 2006 Laura Helmuth |
Antarctica Erupts! A trip to Mount Erebus yields a rare, close-up look at one of the world's weirdest geological marvels. |
Adventure November 2004 McKenzie Funk |
Russia From Source to Sea in Kamchatka. "Source," in this case, means the snows of the 5,100-foot Semyachik volcano, reached by a double-rotor Mi-8 helicopter. "Sea" is the Bering Sea, located just 20 miles of hiking and 110 miles of easy kayaking away. |
Geotimes March 2004 Nakada & Eichelberger |
Looking Into a Volcano: Drilling Unzen Geologists have long wanted to peer inside a volcano. Although we have good evidence from extinct and eroded volcanoes of their inner structure, we know little about the conditions in and near active volcanic conduits. |
Geotimes October 2004 |
Geophenomena An Ashen Threat to Aviation Safety... Volcano Refuge Ends... |
Salon.com April 11, 2001 Laura Miller |
Volcano wars Nine scientists met grisly deaths in a 1993 eruption in Colombia, but the battle over who was to blame rages on... |
Geotimes June 2005 Jake Lowenstern |
Truth, Fiction and Everything in Between at Yellowstone The Yellowstone caldera is a volcano, and it almost certainly will erupt again someday. It's possible, though unlikely, that future eruptions could reach the magnitude of Yellowstone's three largest explosive eruptions, 2.1 million, 1.3 million and 640,000 years ago. |
Outside April 2010 Steven Rinella |
Go Big or Go Home Cruise ships and wildlife buses? The tourist staples miss the point of Alaska: It's the last real place to find an epic, crowd-free adventure on American soil. |
Geotimes July 2004 Megan Sever |
Volcanic Avalanches New research suggests that shallow groundwater systems on volcanoes could explain deep edifice collapses. |
Geotimes November 2007 Kathryn Watts |
Yellowstone and Heise: Supervolcanoes That Lighten Up Beneath Yellowstone, and driving many of its beloved features such as the geyser Old Faithful, lies a churning chamber of magma that has erupted before and may erupt again. |
Outside June 2002 Natasha Singer |
My Iceland Obsession Only on this remote North Atlantic island do you find such glorious quirks as tolting ponies and entire villages of sleep-deprived puffin chasers... |
AskMen.com Harry Marks |
Top 10: Volcanoes Visit a volcanoe during your next vacation. |
Geotimes August 2006 Megan Sever |
Ecuadorian Volcano Erupts, Kills 5 Tungurahua, one of Ecuador's "big three" volcanoes, once again ramped up its eruption, triggering emergency evacuations. At least five people were killed, many have been injured, and at least another 60 people are missing from villages that were destroyed by the eruption. |
Geotimes May 2006 Megan Sever |
Fleeing Vesuvius A picture is worth more than a thousand words in the case of what some newly uncovered footprints in Vesuvian ash are telling researchers about the hazards that Italy's most notorious volcano might pose in the future. |
Geotimes November 2004 Naomi Lubick |
Iceland volcano erupts The Grimsvotn volcano started to explosively erupt on Nov. 1, three hours after a swarm of earthquakes indicated the onset of an event. The volcano sits beneath the middle of the Vatnajokull ice cap -- Europe's largest. |
Geotimes March 2005 Jay Chapman |
Hiking Nicaragua's Volcanoes Day trips from the major cities make it possible to see Nicaragua's best geologic features -- its volcanoes -- which are evenly spaced across the countryside. |
Geotimes June 2005 Kathryn Hansen |
Mexican Volcano Fires up Geologists fear the recent activity at the Volcan de Colima in Mexico is only the beginning of a larger event to come. The people surrounding Colima could have quite a dangerous situation on their hands. |
Geotimes July 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Monitoring the Most Dangerous U.S. Volcanoes An assessment of the risks and hazards associated with volcanoes has led U.S. researchers to suggest a plan of action for avoiding future disasters, including threats to airplanes and populations living around these features. |
Geotimes December 2006 Melissa Barton |
Dominica: The Caribbean "Nature Island" Located between Martinique and Guadalupe in the Lesser Antilles, Dominica is one of the youngest islands in the volcanic Caribees and it is still being formed by volcanic activity, making it an ideal destination for the geologically minded traveler. |
Popular Mechanics February 4, 2009 Douglas Fox |
Redoubt Volcano's Rumblings Threaten The World's Third Largest Air Cargo Hub Twenty years ago KLM flight 867 made an emergency landing after encountering Volcano Redoubt's ash. With recent rumblings from the ominous volcano, can vulcanologists prevent future Redoubt-caused flight interference? |
Geotimes October 2004 Megan Sever |
Mount St. Helens Alert Level Lowered On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey lowered the alert level for Mount St. Helens in Washington from a Level 3 Volcano Alert to a Level 2 Volcano Advisory. |
Insurance & Technology March 24, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
Alaska's Mount Redoubt Erupts; Insurers Stand By Several eruptions have begun to rain ash on Alaska's Susitna Valley, prompting an ash advisory from the National Weather Service and stepped-up preparations by Zurich/Farmers. |
Geotimes October 2004 |
Mount St. Helens Erupts More than a week after seismic activity began, Mount St. Helens in Washington has now erupted a thick plume of white steam and light ash reaching as high as 15,000 feet |
IEEE Spectrum February 2010 Prachi Patel |
Dream Jobs 2010: Ronald Thomas, Engineer Versus the Volcano Ronald Thomas tracks the weird and vivid bursts of lightning that accompany erupting volcanoes |
Geotimes June 2004 Megan Sever |
Indonesian Volcanoes Erupt On Tuesday, two volcanoes erupted to life in Indonesia, killing at least two people, injuring others and forcing the evacuation of thousands. |
Geotimes May 2004 |
Geomedia Chasing Lava: A Geologist’s Adventures at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory... Frozen Wonders... Maps: Digital Mapping for Washington State... |
Smithsonian February 2007 Eric Jaffe |
Volcanic Lightning As sparks flew during the eruption of Mount St. Augustine in Alaska last year, scientists were able to make some new discoveries |
Outside February 2005 Mark Sundeen |
Eruptus Interruptus Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! Thar she... might blow! When Mount St. Helens threatened to go erupt again, disaster groupies rushed to the crater--and hoped for the worst. |
Geotimes October 2003 |
Geophenomena New addition to the Aleutian family... Yellowstone geysers heat up... First dead zone forecast... etc. |
Outside December 2004 Andrew Meier |
A Message In Blood When gunmen massacred up to 20 brown bears near a Canadian grizzly researcher's Kamchatka cabin, the warning was clear: On the lawless frontier of the New Russia, outsiders are no longer welcome. |
Geotimes November 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Crystals Heat up Volcanic Eruptions Key pressure and temperature information preserved inside tiny bubbles in lava is causing scientists to rethink previous assumptions about how magma behaves, and what might trigger eruptions. |
Insurance & Technology February 9, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
Zurich, Farmers Warn Customers of Possible Volcanic Eruption Insurance carriers urge Alaskan customers to implement business continuity plans to prepare for the possible eruption of Mount Redoubt. |
Geotimes January 2004 Sara Pratt |
Geophenomena The devastating fires that ravaged Southern California this fall present an unprecedented research opportunity for geoscientists... The role of steam in lava flows thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface... |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 |
Michelle Withers: Extolling the Teacher-Scientist I create learning activities so students come up with their own answers. I need to figure out what questions will get them there. How can I guide them to figure it out? |
Geotimes February 2004 Megan Sever |
Geoarchaeology: The Past Comes to Light Geological stories are inseparable from the human ones. The sea level can rise causing populations to migrate. A volcano can erupt and wipe out a civilization. Climate can alter the soil and shift the course of a culture. As the natural world changes, so too does society. |
Geotimes December 2005 |
Highlights 2005 -- Natural Hazards Drilling a fault... Mount St. Helens awakens... Reviewing Sumatra... SAFOD crosses the fault... |
Chemistry World July 3, 2013 Eugene Gerden |
Russia looks to attract EU students The Russian government is planning to up its quota for foreign students studying on state funded places at its universities by 50%. The new quota will be set at 15,000 overseas students. |