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Stephen Hicks @seismo-steve.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The 4D complexity of the seismic swarm is hard to capture in figures, so we made a short 5-min explainer video (subtitles in Portuguese & Spanish): www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKOn... Great to co-lead this with @pablojglez.bsky.social. Thanks to everyone involved.

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Magma on the Move: Inside the 2022 Azores Seismic-Volcanic Crisis

YouTube video by Stephen Hicks - Seismologist

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Stephen Hicks @seismo-steve.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Our new paper on a stealthy magma intrusion in the Azores is now out in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41... We show how volcanic dikes intruding into faults can both speed up magma ascent and prevent eruption at the surface.

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Fault-mediated magma propagation and triggered seismicity revealed by the 2022 São Jorge Azores unrest - Nature Communications

A study of 18,000 earthquakes during a failed 2022 Azores eruption shows that crustal faults can both guide rising magma and halt its ascent. The magma stalled 1.6 km underground, triggering a months-...

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Dr Robin George Andrews @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

NEW: Magma is a furious mixture of molten rock, crystals and gases. It normally makes lots of noise—but, in 2022, a huge volume of magma snuck up on an island in the Azores without making a sound. Yep: magma has a stealth mode. Me @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-vo...

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A volcanic mystery reveals that rising magma has a stealth mode

In 2022 a swarm of earthquakes in the Azores suggested that an eruption was imminent, but none happened. Now we know why, and it means magma can be sneakier than we knew

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

🌋PhD and MSc students in Earth Sciences🌋 Are you interested in geohazards and volcanic islands? Don't miss the 2026 edition of the International Summer School on Geohazards in Volcanic Islands, held in the Azores, 12-19 July. For details check ivar.uac.pt/summer-cours... ⚠️Deadline is 15 April⚠️

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

ExTRAP project - Exploratory study of Tephra Records in Azores Peatlands, coring campaign on Pico Island. This summer we went coring the peatlands of the highlands of Pico searching for tephra layers to help reconstruct its eruptive frequency and history. Check full video here youtu.be/r23Vwd3qDfs

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Projeto ExTRAP - Exploratory study of Tephra Records in Azores Peatlands

YouTube video by IVAR / UAc

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

🌋 New paper alert 🏝 Can climate change increase volcanic hazard? Check out our paper "Controls on Water-Magma Interactions at Hydraulically-Charged Volcanic Islands" led by a former PhD student Mariana Andrade recently published in Geophysical Research Letters (open access) doi.org/10.1029/2025...

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🌋 New paper led by Emma Horn & the CAVES Project! We’ve characterised the glass geochemistry of 15 major Azores eruptions (~100 ka). This dataset provides fingerprints to trace Azores tephra across Europe, Africa & beyond. 🔎 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jv... #Azores #Tephra #CAVESProject

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🏝 New paper alert 🔍 Have you heard about Solum, Soror, and Moliones islands? Check out our latest paper "Extending the Sea-Level Sensitive dynamic model of marine island biogeography to include fusion-fission islands" published in Frontiers of Biogeography (open access) doi.org/10.21425/fob...

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

This week I had the honour and responsibility to present the inaugural plenary keynote at the XIV Congresso Ibérico de Geoquímica - CIG 2025 (cig2025acores.wixsite.com/ivar), held at Ponta Delgada, Azores

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Danielle McLean @danmclean.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

🌋📢 Calling all #tephra researchers! Join us in shaping this new JQS Special Issue. "Beyond the #Eruption – Advances and Applications in Distal Tephra Analysis Across the Geosciences" Deadline: 2 Jan 2026. Further details below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

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Journal of Quaternary Science Call for Papers Beyond the Eruption: Advances and applications in distal tephra analysis across the Geosciences

<em>Journal of Quaternary Science</em> publishes papers on any field of Quaternary research, advancing understanding of earth's history over the last 2.58 million years.

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

🌋 New paper alert 🔍 Check out our most recent paper "C-based gas (CH4 and CO2) fluxes from eutrophicated volcanic shallow lakes in Corvo Island (Azores, Portugal)" led by a team of IVAR ivar.uac.pt recently published in Applied Geochemistry (open access) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

🌋 New paper alert 🔍 Check out our the new paper "Diffuse CO2 and CH4 emissions of two volcanic lakes on Pico Island (Azores)" led by a team of ivar.uac.pt recently published in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (open access) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The coring campaign of the ExTRAP project - Exploratory study of Tephra Records in Azores Peatlands is ongoing on Pico Island. We are coring peatlands of the central highlands of Pico searching for tephra layers to help reconstruct the eruptive history of the island. Stay tuned for exciting results!

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

That's a warp on a very fruitful #IAVCEI2025 week in Geneva, Switzerland! Despite the heat wave across Europe, we hung on strong. It was great to catch-up with "old" friends, meet new colleagues and motivated ECRs. Thanks to everyone for the many interesting discussions about volcanoes 🌋

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Luca Caricchi @lucacaricchi.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

More than 1000 Earth Scientists interested in #magma and #volcano science registered already to come to Geneva for the Scientific Assembly of @iavcei.bsky.social. We are looking forward to welcome you in #Geneva!

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🌋 PhD and MSc students in Earth Sciences 🌋 Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the International Summer School on Geohazards in Volcanic Islands, held in Ponta Delgada, Azores from 28 May to 4 June. Please check ivar.uac.pt/summer-course/ Deadline for application is approaching, 30 April.

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🌋 Applications are now open. The 2025 edition of the International Summer School on Geohazards in Volcanic Islands will be held in Ponta Delgada, Azores from 28 May to 4 June. Please check ivar.uac.pt/summer-course for more information. Deadline for application 30 April. Don't miss this opportunity!

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

New paper alert!!! Do you want to know more about climate and volcanic eruptions in the Azores region during the last millennia? Check out our new paper published in Global and Planetary Change, which resulted from an outstanding international collaboration www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Westerlies migrations and volcanic records over the past 4000 years from the Azores lacustrine sequences. Exploring correlations and impacts on Western Europe

The Azores region plays a crucial role as a pathway for precipitation fronts traversing the North Atlantic from west to east, driven by the prevailing…

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Curious about doing a PhD? Looking to gain some laboratory experience? Applications are now OPEN for 2025 UNIQ+ postgraduate research internships at Oxford University. Our lab has two fantastic tephra projects available! Application closing date is 19 February. www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The book “O Vulcão da Urzelina de 1808 – Contributos documentais” reflects the joint work by Manuel Augusto de Faria, José Guilherme Reis Leite and Adriano Pimentel, where the authors transcribe and adapt official correspondence related to the 1808 eruption on São Jorge Island.

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Slowly moving away from X (former Twitter) and giving a chance to Bluesky. Let's see what's up around here, volcano related stuff and other natural hazards

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