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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

One of my favourite times of the year, EGU! If would like to hear more about coupled observations of changes in seismic spectra and velocity changes at multiple volcanoes, don't hesitate to pass by Room 0.96/97 on Wednesday 6 May, at 17:40–17:50 😉.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Visited the Capelinhos volcano on Faial island, site of the 1957-58 eruption. The land visible to the right of the lighthouse (left side of photo) was entirely built during this eruptive episode, which began as submarine volcanism. Truly fascinating to see.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Fieldwork finished so a bit of volcanic island tourism over the next days. Photo is view of Sao Miguel.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A strong supervisory team is always helpful

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Weather kind so far, also joined by curious companions. Second day of servicing broadband seismometers with colleagues at Gutenberg University Mainz and IVAR research institute here in the Azores (with soil moisture sensors installed also).

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Landed in São Miguel, Azores, to begin fieldwork installing soil moisture sensors on Fogo volcano.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

In Potsdam for a couple weeks, visiting GFZ to work on a Geo-INQUIRE project analyzing DAS recordings from Mt Etna. Exciting things to come for sure!

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Next September, Istanbul (Türkiye) will host the 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission #ESC2026 With @rosalialobue.bsky.social , B VanderBeek and @asyates2.bsky.social, I will convene Session 55 – Seismology for Volcano Structure and Stress 🌋 www.esc2026.org/medya/sessio...

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I do miss that feeling of "wow, this is really well written" when reading student work. (as I review another masters thesis with lit review clearly written by chatgpt, this time with the wrong reference titles to back that up).

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Little bit different from my usual work. Putting some nodes out at a site of a recent archaelogical dig in St Lawrence, Jersey. Aim is to apply HVSR towards detecting a layer boundary related to prior human compaction. Lets see!

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Taking a few extra friends back to Jersey for Christmas this year 🎄 (four smart solo seismic nodes)

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Piton de la fournaise volcano in the flesh. Had planned to hike to the summit but not to be with the elevated alert since this morning!

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Arrived on La Réunion for a short stay. Realizing how big it really is when i compare it to my island of birth... 😄

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Karen Fontijn @volckaren.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The #HayliGubbi #eruption in Afar, Ethiopia, is the first documented eruption at this poorly known volcano. Was it entirely unexpected? Difficult to say - Berhe Goitom and colleagues already reported some seismicity in 2011-2012 so perhaps there was already some geophysical unrest for a while:

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Characteristics of Eritrean Seismicity in 2011-2012: Implications for Rifting Dynamics

Eritrea hosts the final stages of on-land rifting in the East African Rift System (EARS), yet questions remain about how rifting transitions from the Afar Depression to the Red Sea, the final stage of...

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EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · 28/10/2025

As Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, we can see its approach over the past few days on seismometers. Strong winds generated by hurricanes create ocean waves and pressure fluctuations that cause stronger up and down movements in the water column, which seismometers record.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Leaving the Aeolien islands with a bang.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Didn't quite understand what I was getting when I ordered the Vulcano pizza 😅. Think I've hit my pizza dough quota for awhile

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Fieldwork finished, was a good one! Now we patiently wait to see if the boats will resume; Aeolien islands living up to their name.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Just about finishing up on Panarea island, over two hundred short-term nodal deployments towards mapping hydrothermal alteration, with @jonaspaetzel.bsky.social and Adrian Thorn.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Having Stromboli as an 'office' view for the past few days has been quite something! A couple more days of fieldwork planned, then a cheeky trip to the volcano for a bit of tourism ;)

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Definitely a bunch of fieldwork left unshared during the past year, but this can change ;) Currently undertaking fieldwork in Panarea, Italy, with scientists from Brussels, Ghent, and Namur, to map zones of hydrothermal alteration. Worse places to be in October 😎.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

This was not a planned shot ^^; almost surprisingly, first time visiting a UK institution.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

Flying in for a 2 week visit to University of Helsinki 👌

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

On the same day that i graduated from my first degree eleven years ago, i defended my PhD 🙂. Thanks to FB for letting me know of that little coincidence. And thanks to this great team 👌👌 (sorry Co, there isnt one photo where at least one of us isnt looking the wrong way 😅). On to 🇧🇪 for a Post-doc.

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Mike Cassidy @mikevolc.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

New paper: Led by newly-awarded Dr, Anna Brookfield (& her first paper!): 'Magmatic volatile content and the overpressure ‘sweet spot’: implications for volcanic eruption triggering and style': authors.elsevier.com/a/1i2ys1LkU3...

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

Funny little coincidence. Said today I would make scones for the lab; would be the first time since my last ones were sent flying by the Kaikoura earthquake (having been left out on a tray). Just realised it was the 7-year anniversary today of the EQ ^^. Stars are aligned to remake these scones.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

Haven't seen this posted on here yet, but saw this in a twitter post (map.is), a nice free tool that can be used to view recent IMO earthquake locations. Here's the activity in the last 6 hours (for example). Just bringing it here as I'm trying to avoid using twitter (X) if i can!

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Jascha Polet @jascha.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

Very informative update on the potential eruption in Iceland from official local organization🧪⚒️ “A magma corridor lies under the town of Grindavík A fissure could open anywhere in that magma corridor The town has been evacuated. The evacuation was announced at midnight” www.ruv.is/english/2023...

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Grindavík evacuated and Level of Danger: LIVE - RÚV.is

A magma corridor lies under the town of GrindavíkA fissure could open anywhere in that magma corridorThe town has been evacuated. The evacuation was announced at midnightCivil Defence declared a Leve...

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Jersey in the news (the little island where I was born). Looks like a tornado that formed in Jersey during Storm Ciaràn (last week) was perhaps the largest in the British Isles for around 70 years. Certainly the only Jersey tornado in my lifetime! jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2023/11...

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

First Bourget-du-Lac photo on bluesky 😎. Perhaps a few weeks more of reasonable swimming temperatures (depending who you ask 😄).

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

Interesting read. Its hard to imagine the difficulty having to make a call to evacuate following unrest at a supervolcano, where precursory activity may likely be sustained for many months to years. So many unknowns.

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Robin Lacassin @rlacassin.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Campi Flegrei, close to Italian town of Napoli, is considered as the most dangerous volcanic area in Europe. Ongoing seismic activity is quite strong with magnitude 4.2 and 4.0 #earthquakes on 26/09 and 02/10 respectively. ⚒️ See INGV bolletino: www.ov.ingv.it/index.php/bo... 1/3

Map of Campi Flegrei by INGV showing seismicity between 25 September and 1 October 2023. Blue circle are location of earthquake epicenters, most of them being near the coast in the middle of the volcanic field. Largest circle correspond to the magnitude 4.2 event of 26 September, that happened at a depth of about 3km.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

PhD is in 😎. To celebrate, here's a first look at some data from the thesis. Plot shows my approximate working hours through the month of September 😅 (from a focus app Forest). Definitely time to rediscover a normal life.

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Alec Yates @asyates2.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Hi all :) Happy to be trying this platform! Look forward to seeing the community develop (hopefully) towards what Twitter used to be. I'll post a proper introduction soon... once I've handed in my PhD thesis in the next 1-2 weeks and can justify the procrastination 😅.

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