Category Archives: News

Volcanic News of interest and note from around the world.

6 Dead, Thousands Evacuated

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Robert Peckyno

Mount Rokatenda in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted early Saturday morning, and nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from the area on Palue island. Click below to watch the eruption!

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Volcano gods honored in Java

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Robert Peckyno

From the Yadnya Kasada Festival at the crater of Mount Bromo, July 23, 2013. On the fourteenth day of the Hindu festival of Yadnya Kasada, the Tenggerese people of Probolinggo, East Java, travel up the mountain in order to make … Continue reading →

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Corium: Man Made Lava Flow

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Robert Peckyno

I came across this article today from Wired and just had to pass it along…! “Lo and behold, what do I find but an entire research field that has been making manmade lava for decades. Sure, we’ve seen some of the recent manmade … Continue reading →

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On Orbits

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Robert Peckyno

Hey all, I usually try to keep all of my ‘lives’ seperate and not cross-post, but I’m going to break the rules for today.   Below is the video for my latest piano release, “Orbit: A Love Story.” We spend … Continue reading →

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New images of Batu Tara volcano, Flores Sea, Indonesia

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Robert Peckyno

Dr. Tom Pfeiffer, volcanologist with VolcanoDiscovery (an adventure & study travel group that gives tours of active volcanoes) , just posted some amazing photographs from their recent expedition to Batu Tara volcano to observe the ongoing strombolian activity from close range. … Continue reading →

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Rise and fall of underwater volcano revealed by sonar

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Robert Peckyno

More great stuff from the researchers studying Monowai and undersea volcanism near Tonga.  In a period of less than a month, researchers noted “huge changes” in the height of the volcano – according to a recent article in Nature Geoscience … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Pictures from Bezymianny

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Robert Peckyno

Dr. Olga Girina from KVERT sent a message with a link to this excellent website with current pictures from Bezymianny.   Very very cool stuff!

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Volcanoes Vex Air Force Base Relocation

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Robert Peckyno

The proposal to relocate the 18th Aggressor Squadron’s 21 F-16s from Eielson, located 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks, to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage is intended to save money. It’s part of an $8.7 billion dollar cut to the Air … Continue reading →

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Earthquake Swarm Rumbles in Hawaii

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Robert Peckyno

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports the Kaoiki seismic swarm continues about three miles Northwest of Halemaumau Crater with increased activity overnight with two magnitude 4+ earthquakes Friday (Feb 24). As of 7:15 a.m. Friday 78 earthquakes were … Continue reading →

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The IAVCEI 2012 Calendar

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Robert Peckyno

Every year, the IAVCEI (the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior for the newbs…) puts out the call for the most amazing volcano pictures (I’m sure glad I’m not on the decision making committee…) and this … Continue reading →

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