The green-blue plume on the left of this satellite image is an eruption from Kavachi, an underwater volcano in the Solomon Islands. Kavachi’s crest is currently estimated to lie 20 Keep reading
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Mapping Yellowstone Underground
Yellowstone National Park is filled with geysers, hot springs, and mudpots — all geophysical features driven by the underground movement of water heated by the underlying volcano. But what does Keep reading
“Volcano Pilot”
Today’s video is something a little different. Rather than looking at fluids and their physics directly, we’ll take a step back and think about how people relate to the subject. Keep reading
Deciphering Krakatau
In 1883, the eruption of Krakatau (also called Krakatoa) shook the world, sending shock waves and tsunamis ricocheting across the globe. Some of the smaller waves hit shorelines in the Keep reading
Fagradalsfjall Volcano
We’ve seen a lot of drone photography from volcanic eruptions in the last few years, but this footage from Iceland Aerials seems even more daredevil than usual. In this video, Keep reading
Lava Landscapes
Lava flows are, by definition, transient. In his LAVA series, photographer Jan Erik Waider explores the changing vistas and textures of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption. Using a telephoto lens, he Keep reading
Volcanic Shocks
A violent underwater eruption at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caldera on January 15th sent literal shock waves around the world. This animation, based on satellite images from Japan’s Himawari 8, Keep reading
Bullseye
The Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands began erupting in mid-September 2021. This satellite image, captured October 1st, shows a peculiar bullseye-like cloud over the volcano. Hot water vapor Keep reading
Modelling Volcanic Bombs
When magma meets water on its journey to the surface, the two form a large, partially molten chunk known as a volcanic bomb. As you would expect from their name, Keep reading
“Stranded”
The advantage of flying a drone over a volcanic eruption is getting all of the beauty with none of the danger. No asphyxiating on sulfuric gases, no burns from intense Keep reading