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How not to write an article on potential volcanic hazards.
A large eruption could be brewing at Mt. Slamet on Java in Indonesia.
The current eruption at Shiveluch was captured from space over the weekend.
Celebrate ten years of amazing images of volcanism (and the rest of earth) from space.
Watch Dr. Jacob Lowenstern take about Yellowstone Caldera! It is just like 'Supervolcano' but without the destruction.
There are a few reports coming in tonight that Descabezado Grande, which last erupted in 1932, is either showing signs of eruption or already erupting. UPDATE: No, it is not!
Keep up with the week's volcanism with the latest USGS/SI update.
Learn a little bit more about the Volcano Hazards Program and where it is headed (we can thank Bobby Jindal for a lot of it).
The slow extrusion of a new dome continues on Redoubt, but we are getting some new insights into eruption processes in the Aleutians thanks to the activity.
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Reports out of Jakarta suggest that there could be an increase in activity at Anak Krakatau, however, it is unclear if the the increase is real or just being driven by the public's perceived fear of an eruption.
Indonesian activity (other than Anak Krakatau), tsunamis threat to Dominica, science versus politics in the Canary Islands and satellite images.
We either have more lava or less lava in the Galapagos, it just depends with who you speak.
The Mt. Baker Volcano Research Center is a new non-profit that bring together all the research done on the Cascade volcano, along with fostering new research - exactly the sort of collaborative endeavor that is needed in volcanology today.
Your weekly roundup of volcano news, including a big spike in sulfur dioxide emissions from Kilauea.
Either the eruption at Fernandina has kicked back up again, or, based on the accompanying photo, we've landed on Gliese 581 D.
A few brief news items in the world of volcanoes for today.
Have fun interpreting some recent geologic events!