Early this morning at about 5:30 AM Volcano Village Astronomer and International Volcano Photographer, Stephen James O¹Meara, snapped what may very well be some of the first photographs of red lava spattering from the brand new Kilauea Caldera Vent.
Looks like Pele didn¹t want to miss the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival!
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Longtime VW friend Dr. Rosaly Lopes is about to release (on May 2nd) her latest volcano book, “Alien Volcanoes.” Co-Authored with artist and writer Michael Carroll, Alien Volcanoes promises to be a fascinating tour through our solar systems greatest volcanoes.
The Amazon.Com book description is:
At once terrifyingly destructive and awe-inspiringly beautiful, volcanoes have long fascinated humankind. From [...]
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We’ve had an art explosion here at VW with submissions coming in from all over the world!!! Check the art section on the blog for all the latest!!
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Eruptions on Tuesday sent lava spewing down the 10,253-foot (3,125-meter) volcano’s east side and shot a column of ash and smoke into the air that forced air traffic to be diverted in neighboring Argentina. The volcano was calmer by Wednesday afternoon but Chile’s deputy interior minister Felipe Harboe said further eruptions were possible.
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Take a trip to your favorite volcano - right from your computer!!!
Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program data for known or inferred Holocene volcanoes are now available as a Google Earth layer, displaying a photo (when available), geographic data, and links to more detailed information from the GVP and international volcano observatories or other websites focusing on [...]
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Welcome to the new VOLCANO WORLD Current Eruptions Blog. We hope that this will provide a much easier way for you to navigate through the current eruptions as well as archive eruption reports over time. We welcome any feedback on this change!
Click here for the VW Eruption Table which includes coordinates and click-thru’s to Google Earth placemarks [...]
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