Volcano

2023 - 1 - 31

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Research on an active volcano | UDaily (UDaily)

Article by Adam Thomas Photos courtesy of Abigail Nalesnik and Kendra Lynn January 30, 2023. UD doctoral student spends summer in Hawaii studying Kīlauea ...

These samples will be used to look at the initial conditions and chemistry of the eruption. “Those students who see the most rocks are going to win,” said Nalesnik. In the summer of 2022, Nalesnik was able to return to Hawaii and continue her research. Last fall, two days before she flew out at the end of fieldwork, she got to witness an eruption of Kīlauea Volcano firsthand. “There are fences and boundaries set up to create space away from volcanic hazards that pose a significant threat to human health and safety. To conduct her research, Nalesnik looks at the geochemistry of tephra-volcanic particles, fragments produced during a volcanic eruption, which range in size from ash to material larger than one meter. “I’ll never forget the smells and the sounds. “I am also using physical volcanology to understand eruption intensity and what kinds of hazards we may anticipate for modern-day Hawaii,” said Nalesnik. The actual componentry can tell us if it is made from the juvenile volcanic material or if it’s from the lithic bedrock.” Warren and Lynn had received a National Science Foundation Grant to conduct geochemistry research of Kīlauea and by working with Lynn and Warren, Nalesnik was able to expand on the original scope of that project and develop a research project looking at physical volcanology — studying the processes and deposits of volcanic eruptions. In second grade, Abigail Nalesnik worked on a volcano project for school and said that it kicked off a lifelong love of volcanoes. Lynn, who is now an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences.

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It's the last day of 'Volcano Awareness Month' (KHON2)

During Volcano Awareness month Hawaii Volcanoes NP put on programs and events by scientists that included guided tours, nature walks, hikes and more. Download ...

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Underwater volcano in Vanuatu erupts (RNZ)

An active underwater volcano has erupted in Vanuatu shooting plumes of ash into the sky. A submarine senior volcano officer in Vanuatu, Ricardo William said ...

A submarine volcano located between the islands of Epi and Paama has awoken. The underwater volcano is one of a series of active underwater volcanic cones and a caldera which last erupted in 2004. A submarine senior volcano officer in Vanuatu, Ricardo William said it is six kilometres east of Epi island which is north of the main island in Vanuatu, Efate.

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Vanuatu's East Epi submarine volcano erupts, officials raise alert level (Stuff.co.nz)

Locals saw an increase in activity by the volcano around 7.48am on Wednesday (local time) and a danger zone of 10km was established.

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Dramatic images show Vanuatu's East Epi submarine volcano ... (Newshub)

The volcanic alert level for a submarine volcano on Vanuatu's Epi island has been increased to alert level 1 after it erupted.

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Vanuatu on alert as submerged volcano erupts - RTHK (RTHK)

Vanuatu's East Epi underwater volcano erupted on Wednesday, hurtling ash into the sky and leading authorities to warn ships and aircraft to avoid the...

Vanuatu is in the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide. The Pacific island nation was rocked by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in early January off the largest island Espiritu Santo in the north of the archipelago. "Then the explosions began – there is still a bad smell of sulphur within the nearby villages," he added.

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Vanuatu on alert as submerged volcano erupts (Manila Bulletin)

PORT VILA, Vanuatu — Vanuatu's East Epi underwater volcano erupted Wednesday, hurtling ash into the sky and leading authorities to warn ships and aircraft ...

Vanuatu is in the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide. The Pacific island nation was rocked by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in early January off the largest island Espiritu Santo in the north of the archipelago. Officials raised the volcano alert to the first level, meaning “minor unrest”, on a scale of one to five.

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Vanuatu volcano throws up huge fumes of ash into Pacifics Ring of ... (WION)

Vanuatu islands, located between Australia and Fiji, witnessed eruption of an active underwater volcano on Wednesday, with visuals on social media showing ...

Earlier in January, a strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake had hit Vanuatu, with people moving to higher grounds for the fear of a Tsunami tidal wave. The nation made up of roughly 80 islands that stretch 1300 kilometres has a number of active volcanoes. Philip Malsale, identified as a Vanuatu-based climatologist, shared images on Twitter that showed massive plumes of ash going into the sky.

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Clouds of smoke off Vanuatu coast as volcano rumbles into life (Reuters)

An undersea volcano became active on Wednesday off the coast of Vanuatu, its meteorological service said, with pictures on social media showing massive ...

[Tonga](/business/environment/tonga-its-volcanic-eruption-2022-01-18/) just over a year ago unleashed an atmospheric shockwave that radiated out at close to the speed of sound and pushed large waves across the Pacific to the shores of Japan and Peru, thousands of kilometres away. People nearby reported a smell of sulphur and felt a volcanic earthquake, the department said, adding that the volcano may subside or increase to a "minor eruptive state" at any moment. The East Epi Sub-Marine Volcano, just less than 10 km (km) off the coast of the island of Epi, is in a state of "minor unrest" and propelling ash into the sky, Vanuatu's Meteorology and Geohazards Department said in a statement.

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Underwater volcano in 'Ring of Fire' erupts off Vanuatu (The Washington Post)

Officials told islanders to stay away after a sub-marine volcano erupted off the South Pacific archipelago nation, sending smoke spiraling in the air.

Geological Survey describes the ring as the “most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world,” and home to about 75 percent of the Earth’s active volcanoes. The blast, which blew out 2.3 cubic miles of rock, unleashed a global tsunami, damaged dozens of homes and took at least three lives on Tonga. “Latest observations confirmed that the volcanic cone is building up with the continuous ash emissions.”

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