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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @eruptions.site · 06/09/2026

Can you spare a minute and take this poll about how you get your volcano and eruption news these days? Feel free to share this link around the Bluesky (and other social media) 'verse. forms.gle/XM5YLZFdahvZ...

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Parks and Rec: Ben Wyatt's Sarcastic 'It's Fun'

ALT: Parks and Rec: Ben Wyatt's Sarcastic 'It's Fun'

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Jenni Barclay @volcanojenni.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

link.springer.com/article/10.1... It’s out! We’ve written a paper about volcanoes 🌋 in the movies 🎥! As well as the usual lava-based faux pas we’ve asked how well they do at recreating eruptive cycles, depicting human responses and what volcanologists can learn from compelling storytelling!

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Mayhem, magic and dangerous myths? Volcanoes on the big screen - Bulletin of Volcanology

We examine the extent to which movies that prominently feature volcanoes and volcanic eruptions reflect the reality of eruptions and eruptive crises. To do this, we develop an interdisciplinary method...

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IAVCEI - International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry @iavcei.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🌋 May 2026 Compilation of Bulletin of Volcanology! 🌋 3️⃣ "Analysis and automatic detection of lava flows using SAR backscatter applied to the 2017 eruption of Erta ‘Ale Volcano, Ethiopia". Gosling and @ednadualeh.bsky.social et al. link.springer.com/article/10.1... (4/12)

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It’s a source of constant shame for learned/professional societies, companies, and higher education institutions that they don’t offer a minimum/living wage to interns 💰 Here the @royalastrosoc.bsky.social is rightly in the dock 👇🏾 Please read and sign ✍️ tinyurl.com/ras-letter

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Open Letter to the Royal Astronomical Society on Research Bursaries

Dear Members of RAS Council, At a time of great uncertainty for early-career researchers in the United Kingdom and worldwide, we as fellows are writing to you to urge a change in the structure of the...

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Univ. Bristol Volcanology Group @bristolvolcanology.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

🌋NEW JOB POSTING!🌋 We are advertising a 32-month postdoc in volcanic petrology at @bristoluni.bsky.social . This UKRI NERC-funded position will join a large team working on: ‘Ex-X’ Expecting the Unexpected. Understanding ‘dangerous’ volcanic transitions’. More: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

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The Geological Society of America (GSA) @geosociety.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

New #OpenAccess research in #Geology reveals how tectonic forces shape magma storage beneath the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Arizona. Seismic imaging shows lower-crust changes focus melt into zones that enable eruptions. Read more: geosociety.co/TectonicControls

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our latest January 2026 news roundup for reconstruction on #LaPalma following the 2021 eruption for @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories programme is now online: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec... 🇮🇨🌋 Lot's of progress to start 2026 in research, reconstruction and aid - here's a summary 🧵 1/5

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UK COMET @uk-comet.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We’re excited to share the latest COMET Annual Report! 🌍🌋🛰️ Dive into our 2024/2025 research highlights, science updates, and key activities across #EarthObservations, #Volcanism, #Earthquakes and #Tectonics. 🔗 comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

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Nick Barber 🌋 @volcannick.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Really cool summary of a recent paper in Geology (gift link 🎁): www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/s...

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If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should

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Cabot Institute for the Environment @cabot-institute.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Millions of people live within 100km of a volcano that has had at least one significant eruption. Yet the warning signs that signal a shift from mild activity to a high-impact eruption remain unclear. A major new £3.7M research project aims to change this... www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/news/2...

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2026: New £3.7M study to improve detection of dangerous volcanic eruptions | Cabot Institute for the Environment | University of Bristol

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Excuse the dramatic music on the original video, but incredible webcam footage of PDCs from Semeru progressively infilling a stream channel, looks like it happened to be in just the right place! 🌋

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Flavio Lehner @climateflavors.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

2025 goes down as the ~3rd-warmest year on record (based on ERA5). Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).

Daily global temperature anomalies from 1940 to present, grouped by year, showing gradual global warming

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Nice start to 2026, via stunning but *Baltic* conditions in the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland

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Pablo J. González @pablojglez.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

It took a lot of effort but finally we are in La Palma!! Exposition about the deployment carried out by our 240 pax @csic.es Canary Islands team (largest Spanish research institution) that got together during the 2021 Tajogaite eruption doing research by sea, land and air. 🌋💪

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UK COMET @uk-comet.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

COMET InSAR Training Workshop 2025 Resources Now Available! 📹 Full video recordings are live on the COMET YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0tb... 📊 Presentation slides and practical materials are available on GitHub: comet-licsar.github.io/ciw.html#com...

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Alessandro La Rosa @alarosa.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Following the #HayliGubbi eruption, our paper on the Erta Ale dike of Jun-Jul is finally out. InSAR, optical data and seismicity showed the temporal evolution of the intrusion and the interaction of magmatic sources, including a sill inflation in Hayli Gubbi. @earth-science.bsky.social #geoscience

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Frontiers | Segmented dike intrusion linked to multi-level magma storage during and before the 2025 eruption at Erta Ale (East Africa)

IntroductionDike intrusions can assist continental rifting and plate divergence. However, our understanding of the magma dynamics during diking and the archi...

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julietbiggs.bsky.social @julietbiggs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Activity at Hayli Gubbi began in July when there was an eruption at Erte Ale. Magma propagated 30 km south passing under Hayli Gubbi. Since then, there has been a small plume, quasi-continuous SO2 emissions and uplift. Details in @uk-comet.bsky.social event response report: tinyurl.com/y3nfdfj8

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Prof. Simon Carn @simoncarn.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Thanks Tim. @planet.com imagery from Nov 24 show some subsidence in the southern half of the Erta Ale caldera after the #HayliGubbi eruption (plus widespread ash deposits).

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @eruptions.site · 23/11/2025

Here is a hastily constructed animated gif from different NASA satellites showing the progression of the Hayli Gubbi eruption. Note the tall ash plume spreading NE (right) and a lower, light tan ash flow(?) moving NNW. #eruption #volcano

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Prof. Simon Carn @simoncarn.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

An explosive #eruption of Hayli Gubbi #volcano, located SE of Erta'Ale in the Afar Rift (Ethiopia), began at ~08:30 UTC on Nov 23. Eruption onset was fortuitously captured by a @planet.com overpass at 08:31 UTC. Hayli Gubbi has no record of Holocene eruptions. Toulouse VAAC reporting ash to ~15 km.

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 18/11/2025

Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈 ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals. The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do. #SpaceForAll

Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESAC site in Spain.

Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESRIN site in Frascati, Italy.

Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESEC site in Belgium.

Image of the progress pride flag flying at our ESOC site in Darmstadt, Germany.

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

September was a big month for reconstruction in #LaPalma following the 2021 eruption; 4th anniversary, new laws, research papers, and an eruption drill Here are some snippets from my @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories update, available in full here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec... 🧵1/6

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La Palma Reconstruction – September 2025 - GeoTenerife

Volcanic emergency drill takes place in Tenerife - New internal 'map' of Tajogaite - Marine recovery continues - Results published on health impacts of the eruption - Progress of National Volcanology ...

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Very much appreciated the end of this dedication in a PhD thesis I came across this morning!

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ev9 @ev9999.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan! The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25). Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period. Video source: @_yagha_

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Jenni Barclay @volcanojenni.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We’re advertising a PhD studentship for folks with good knowledge of Caribbean culture and society, with background in geography, human geography, humanities or interdisciplinary geosciences as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded ‘volcanic histories’ project

Summary of what the PhD student will do. QR code in bottom LHS. Project part of our Leverhulme Trust funded project volcanic histories and the student will examine the cultural markers and response to to volcanic activity across the Eastern Caribbean. Understand local ways of knowing and remembering volcanic activity. Integrate scientific. And community knowledge for DRR - joining an interdisciplinary team from several universities.

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

The August news roundup for reconstruction on La Palma for @geotenerife.bsky.social #VolcanoStories programme is out and available to read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec... Here's a summary of the months updates 🌋🇮🇨⬇️ 🧵1/4

Scientists in high visibility jackets standing in front of a cooling lava flow

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Thomas R. Walter @trwalter.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

New paper alert. Volcanic crisis reveals coupled magma system at Santorini and Kolumbo. Great work led by Marius and Jens, thanks all for working on that together! It can be found in today’s issue of Nature. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Take-home message from my favourite browser extension: My tab management remains pretty poor; much better than before! (yes the Y axis scale hurts my eyes too)

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

My latest piece for @geotenerife.bsky.social #VolcanoStories asks one of the key questions locals on La Palma raise with us: “Why haven’t Spain paid the annual €100 million for reconstruction they promised?” Read here: 🇬🇧 geotenerife.com/spanishgovpr... 🇪🇸 geotenerife.com/cuatro-anos-...

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Cuatro años después: ¿cumple el Gobierno español sus promesas en la reconstrucción de La Palma? - GeoTenerife

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Univ. Bristol Volcanology Group @bristolvolcanology.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

We are advertising for a 3-year "Senior Research Associate in Volcanic Petrology and Stratigraphy". Part of a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary research grant "Volcanic Histories", focused on research in the Eastern Caribbean. Closing: October 15th www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The VMSG Annual Meeting will be hosted by @noc.ac.uk and @unisouthampton.bsky.social at their waterfront campus, 5th - 7th January 2026. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Please see the meeting website for info on travel, programme, registration & our buddy scheme here: noc-events.co.uk/VMSG-volcani...

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Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group | NOC Events

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EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · 26/08/2025

🌋 How do scientists monitor volcanoes that we can’t see inside? Volcanoes are powerful and unpredictable, but geophysics gives us a window into the hidden processes deep underground. 📽️Learn more about how we use geophysics to monitor volcanic hazards in this new video! ⬇️ loom.ly/d6Hpq7U

Illustrated volcano erupting orange-red lava under a starry night sky, with text reading “How We Monitor Volcanic Hazards” and “Geophysics and Volcanoes.”

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Ryan J Hollister @phaneritic.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

This new storymap of the M8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake by the USGS is EXCELLENT and will be of great use to anyone teaching classes that involve quakes or tectonics. ⚒️ earthquake.usgs.gov/storymap/ind...

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The 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Earthquake

The July 29, 2025, M8.8 earthquake east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, occurred as the result of shallow reverse faulting.

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Our July update for reconstruction in #LaPalma following the 2021 eruption for @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories is online and available to read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec... Here's a quick summary of last months update🇮🇨🌋 🧵1/6

A group of researchers in hi-vis jackets standing in a rocky gorge below a waterfall, in a lush green forest on La Palma.

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James Dalziel @j-dalziel.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

This paper by Meredith et al. (2025) examines global city exposure to volcanic hazards, using metrics such as population and distance to GVP Holocene volcanoes to quantify and rank cities at risk. This data has also been visualised through a web app. nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...

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Cities near volcanoes: which cities are most exposed to volcanic hazards?

Abstract. Cities near volcanoes expose dense concentrations of people, buildings, and infrastructure to volcanic hazards. Identifying cities globally that are exposed to volcanic hazards helps guide l...

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Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

In light of recent volcanic activity in Russia, here is the link to KVERT - Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team. Information available in English. kvert.febras.net

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Камчатская группа реагирования на вулканические извержения.KVERT: История

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Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

It's about time I announced a project that I've been working on in the last year... I wrote a book! 'Volcanoes: 10 things you should know' published by @orionbooks.bsky.social Seven Dials will be out in September. It's available to pre-order now. Links: linktr.ee/volcanologist

A graphic of a book. The cover is a deep red and had a good line illustration of an erupting volcano.

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The June 2025 update for the reconstruction in La Palma for @geotenerife.bsky.social 's #VolcanoStories project is up and available to read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec... 🌋🇮🇨 Here's a quick update of the main stories from this month 🧵1/6

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UK COMET @uk-comet.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

COMET is delighted to announce the registration of the InSAR Training Workshop 2025 is now open! It will be held both in-person and online at the University of Leeds from 11-13 November, 2025. Registration link: comet.nerc.ac.uk/comet-insar-...

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Emma Watts @wattsvolcanology.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

New paper alert🚨 In this new article in @natgeosci.nature.com we use a multidisciplinary approach (geochemistry, geophysics and mathematically modelling) to see pulsing in the mantle plume beneath Afar and how the flow varies along the rift See the 🧵 below: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Mantle upwelling at Afar triple junction shaped by overriding plate dynamics - Nature Geoscience

The mantle upwelling beneath the Afar rift may be influenced by tectonic processes in the overriding lithospheric plates that shape the distribution of both the compositional heterogeneities and abund...

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UK COMET @uk-comet.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Day 3 of @esa.int #LPS25 in Vienna is in full flow! At 11.30am we have two talks by @timwrightleeds.bsky.social and Camila Novoa Lizama from @envleeds.bsky.social. At 4.15pm Erin Mills @bgs.ac.uk is presenting and, after that session, there will be lots of COMET posters to see. More info below:

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The latest geo-puzzle in UoB Earth Sciences is of our ‘Volcano Donkey(!)’ photo from La Palma in 2021! 🧩🌋 Big shoutout to Erica who had the great idea of turning our research photos into puzzles!

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Our April 2025 #LaPalma post-eruption reconstruction update for @geotenerife.bsky.social #VolcanoStories has been published and can be read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec... This month, major stories include debates over state aid and new volcanological studies Here's a summary ⬇️ 🧵1/6

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La Palma Reconstruction – April 2025 - GeoTenerife

LP-2 reconstruction remains complex and delayed – The recovery of the LP-2 road across the lava flows between Tajuya and Las Manchas is still yet to move forward despite government assurances, drawing...

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IAVCEI - International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry @iavcei.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

April Compilation of Bulletin of Volcanology ! 🌋 We’re excited to share the latest research articles published in April 2025 on the Bulletin of Volcanology! 🔥 🖇 All IAVCEI members enjoy free access to the journal Check out the full paper list of this month! 👇🏼

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Our latest La Palma reconstruction news roundup for March for @geotenerife.bsky.social #VolcanoStories project has been published and is available to read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec... 🇮🇨 Lava tubes, housing and emergency plan updates feature this month 🌋 Here's a summary ⬇️ 🧵 1/6

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Ben Ireland @benirevolc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Such a great program, with opportunities to work on research that will have real, positive, local impacts 👏 Programmes available in physical and social volcanology, hydrogeology, and sustainable tourism! Please share widely with any undergraduates/masters students! + Scholarships available!! 🌋🇮🇨

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