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Lava flows have returned to Kalapana - and although typically not dangerous to life, lava flows are very costly to property.
Trying to catch up on a pile of news including the latest from Hawai`i, the sulfur dioxide of Nyiragongo, subglacial volcanism in Antarctica and Don Ho's favorite volcano.
Time for your weekly dose of volcano mystery!
Guessing the age of a volcano based on erosion can be dicey - just check out two different volcanoes in the Andes and Cascades.
Kilauea continues its active summer, the USGS refines the geologic timescale and the new boon in volcano tourism.
Now you can own stamps made with ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption - all thanks to the Icelandic Post.
It is a busy week for me, but maybe this Mystery Volcano will keep you busy.
Trying to catch up on the volcano news: Kilauea's march on Kalapana, Yellowstone's epic geology, Katla-mongering and a possible eruption at Colombia's Ruiz.
Back from Mineral King ... and the hail didn't even dent the rental.
Wrapping up a crazy week with some news from North Korea, calming the Katla nerves, volcano insurance and the steady lava lake at Kilauea.
The latest Eruptions Word of the Day is all about what happens when you get eruptions under ice.
The latest Global Volcanism Program update - and its hopping over in Kamchatka (as usual).
The July Break open thread - post all your volcano news here ... !
Follow Eruptions on Twitter (yes, Twitter).
PepsiBlog is no more ... we'll see if ScienceBlogs survives.
The Alert Level at Taal in the Philippines might be lowered and while researches climb Rainier to measure its height.
Eruptions will be a little quiet thanks to some poor decision-making by the powers-that-be.
Guest blogger Dr. Ed Kohut continues his tour through the Mariana Islands and its volcanism.
I'm off in the field for a while - but no worries, Eruptions has a lot in store while I'm off in the Sierras.
Another mystery volcano photo - and this one should be fun!