Matthew Nikitczuk is a graduate student at Brock University exploring subsurface microbial activity in hydrovolcanic rocks. You can read more about Matthew’s research here. I find that one of the most interesting applications of geology is in that of planetary science. Of course, the focus of geology itself is to study the planet which we […]
Claudio Scarpati is currently aggregate professor of Physical Volcanology and Volcanology at University of Napoli Federico II (Italy) and a visiting professor of Volcanology at Brigham Young University (USA). Using a series of detailed case studies Professor Scarpati’s research centres around identifying and quantifying the processes involved in explosive volcanism. His main research interests include: evaluation of […]
Excuse the pun, I know am not the first researcher to write about a prehistoric eruption or to reminisce about how much fun it was to do epic fieldwork, and I did have a Blast! I am now lucky enough to have a faculty position and lovely family in New Zealand at the University of […]
100 years ago, the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century occurred on the Alaska Peninsula, west of Anchorage. Beginning on June 6th, 1912, a new vent produced an explosive three day eruption that produced 13.5 cubic kilometers of material (over 3 times larger than the 4 cubic kilometers of the 1980 of Mount St […]
Imagine with me the most idyllic Mediterranean paradise: sandy beaches, isolated villages, 70º all year long, and gelato (lots of gelato). Now superimpose on this paradise one of the most destructive forces Mother Nature has to offer. For the past 400 thousand years the landmass surrounding the Tyrrhenian sea has been pounded by Plinian volcanic eruptions. […]
