Volcano and Earthquake watch

[Mumbles274]

Tsunami warning of up to 1m for Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Cuba (the arrival time for the first two has just passed already), Honduras, Belize and parts of the Mexican coast.

Tsunami waves have been observed.

Let's hope any deluge is minimal and not life threatening

 

[StoneRoad]

Finally spotted the beeb coverage (just before 22:00)

Caribbean earthquake of 7.7 prompts office evacuations in Miami

The 7.7-magnitude quake prompted brief tsunami warnings and office evacuations in Miami, Florida.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[2hats]

Popocatepetl kicks off once more...

 

[StoneRoad]

Popocatepetl kicks off once more...

Dat's one of the regulars for that sort of thing.
Film is quite spectacular - Ta for the link.

 

[StoneRoad]

Merapi (Indonesia) has just coughed ... (19:16 GMT 3rd March 2020)

 

[teqniq]

I know it's a 'maybe' but just what we need right now.

Awakening volcanic region in Iceland 'could cause disruption for centuries'

Reykjanes peninsula’s last active period started in 10th century and lasted 300 years

www.theguardian.com

 

[StoneRoad]

That could well cause a few problems ...

(and be a bit of a tourist trap)

 

[little_legs]

2020 is wild

 

[little_legs]

This is not volcano nor earthquake related, just on the theme of 2020 being wild:

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A nice picture of Pacaya in Guatemala.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A 7.5 quake in Mexico.

Mexico earthquake: deaths as 7.5-magnitude tremor hits Oaxaca state

Quake strikes in south of country but is felt more than 400 miles away in Mexico City

www.theguardian.com

 

[farmerbarleymow]

An interesting article - scientists in New Zealand have developed an early warning system for volcanic eruptions. They say it's not foolproof, but if it works at least some of the time it will be better than nothing.

New Zealand scientists invent volcano warning system

Researchers claim system could save lives in situations like the Whakaari/White Island eruption in 2019, which killed 21 people

www.theguardian.com

 

[teqniq]

 

[planetgeli]

Four minutes worth. Notable for the woman who decides it's time to get her washing in as the enormous ash cloud rolls over the village roofs and the last minute of the video which looks like armageddon with the roads and village covered in deep ash.

 

[2hats]

Google making use of individual Android handsets to detect and provide advanced warning of earthquakes.

Starting today, your Android phone can be part of the Android Earthquake Alerts System, wherever you live in the world. This means your Android phone can be a mini seismometer, joining millions of other Android phones out there to form the world’s largest earthquake detection network.

All smartphones come with tiny accelerometers that can sense signals that indicate an earthquake might be happening. If the phone detects something that it thinks may be an earthquake, it sends a signal to our earthquake detection server, along with a coarse location of where the shaking occurred. The server then combines information from many phones to figure out if an earthquake is happening. We’re essentially racing the speed of light (which is roughly the speed at which signals from a phone travel) against the speed of an earthquake. And lucky for us, the speed of light is much faster!

Earthquake detection and early alerts, now on your Android phone

Two new Android initiatives designed to provide timely earthquake information and alert people before the next earthquake shakes their home.

blog.google

The system detecting and alerting for an earthquake near LA yesterday:

 

[StoneRoad]

And yet another Indonesian volcano has puked ...

Indonesia: Thousands flee after volcano erupts - BBC News

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Interesting article about the internal structure of an extinct volcano.

Terrawatch: what does the inside of a volcano look like?

Detailed analysis of a buried extinct volcano in the Faroe-Shetland Basin reveals some surprises

www.theguardian.com

The paper they link to is here

Inside the volcano: Three-dimensional magmatic architecture of a buried shield volcano | Geology | GeoScienceWorld (you have to open the PDF to see the full paper)

 

[2hats]

Etna has been putting on a good display the last week or so.

 

[StoneRoad]

Thanx 2hats

Etna being quite spectacular ...

(just been reading about the 1908 Messina 'quake and tsunami, so I was thinking about Etna)

 

[farmerbarleymow]

The news on an intact snack bar being found at Pompeii is interesting - surprisingly well preserved.

Exceptionally well-preserved snack bar unearthed in Pompeii

The frescoed thermopolium, a Roman-era fast-food stall, is the first to be fully excavated

www.theguardian.com

 

[StoneRoad]

Semeru making a mess (again)

Mount Semeru: Erupting volcano spews ash above Indonesia's Java island - BBC News

 

[teqniq]

 

[2hats]

Pyroclastic flow seen at the onset of the eruption:

 

[StoneRoad]

I had a feeling that Etna might be going to have another "hiss n spite" this year, there seems to be more volcanic energy about [in my very unscientific opinion].

But that's a good one, especially as it's from the summit.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A few nice pictures of Etna on the page below.

Mount Etna erupts in spectacular fashion – in pictures

Europe’s most active volcano has erupted, with high lava fountains and several magma flows, and copious ash and lapilli reaching as far as Catania

www.theguardian.com

We could really do with an active volcano in the UK - it would liven things up no end.

 

[cupid_stunt]

We could really do with an active volcano in the UK - it would liven things up no end.

Together with seagulls, that's another fucking thing we could do without, you weirdo.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Together with seagulls, that's another fucking thing we could do without, you weirdo.

We should have an active volcano on the south coast to stop you whinging about the lovely seagulls.

 

[StoneRoad]

Mt Sinabung ... (again, on Tuesday 2nd March 2021)

Timelapse shows Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupting - BBC News

 

[WouldBe]

We should have an active volcano on the south coast to stop you whinging about the lovely seagulls.

Hmmm roast seagull.

 

[Orang Utan]

She's gonna blow!

From Iceland — BREAKING: Eruption Now Very Likely On The Way

New data being reviewed by scientists in Iceland now show strong signs that a volcanic eruption may be on the...

grapevine.is