Glacier breaks off on California’s Mt. Shasta – Causes huge mudflow
No mention of the fact that all seven glaciers on Mt Shasta have been GROWING for years. “Officials are monitoring a mudflow that has closed roads in Siskiyou County after a glacier broke off Mt....
View ArticleBardarbunga – 20,000 earthquakes in just one month
Tuesday marked one month since a record wave of seismic activity started at and around Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano. At least 20,000 earthquakes have struck the area in that period, according to...
View ArticleIceland SO2 Pollution Almost Double All of Europe – From just one volcano!
“The sulfur dioxide (SO2) emitted from the Holuhraun eruption has reached up to 60,000 tons per day and averaged close to 20,000 tons since it began,” writes Pall Stefansson on Iceland Review. “For...
View ArticleVertical displacement in the Bárðarbunga caldera – In real time
Thanks to a GPS station recently mounted in the middle of the caldera. Seismic events 2014 The subsidence of the glacier surface above the Bárðarbunga caldera can be seen on a graph....
View ArticleNew Bárðarbunga Category
Reader Chris Beal suggests that I set up a way for people to monitor the Iceland eruption more easily. “No one has a dedicated page on the web on this Iceland eruption that I know of,” says Chris. “I...
View ArticleRomania –“Snow as in the dead of winter”
“Winter weather in September.” Romania, 24 Septembrie 2014: All Bucegi Plateau was covered yesterday morning, a thick layer of snow five centimeters after over 2,000 meters altitude, temperatures down...
View ArticleHuge lava volumes at Bardarbunga
Already about the same volume of magma as the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption, and it’s still going strong. “The lava flows erupted since the beginning cover around 37 square km (14.3 sq miles) and...
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Earthquake swarm near Mammoth Lakes, California
More than 500 earthquakes of magnitude M1.0 in Long Valley Caldera, one of magnitude 3.8. “No immediate hazard,” says USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has been closely tracking an...
View ArticleExposing Sea Ice Deception
“The reality is that global sea ice extent is currently 0.3 million kilometers (116,000 sq miles) ABOVE normal,” says this article on ClimatePatrol.com. That’s GLOBAL sea ice extent. (Excerpts) –...
View ArticleVideo – Helicopter flyover at Halrouhan
Can you imagine how much heat this would be pouring into the sea if it were erupting underwater? Remember, Iceland is very tiny part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that just happens to stick up out of the...
View ArticleMist from Bárðarbunga lies over Iceland’s capital
Resident describes “The Mist.” “Recently it’s been different, and today it was really pronounced. And the Met Office confirmed: this was not just mist, this was the Mist, and could cause significant...
View ArticleSulphur pollution detected in northern France – Video
Measuring station in the Île-de-France identifies “very unusual origin from heavy pollution with sulfur and sulfates.” Between Monday night and Wednesday, the Icelandic volcano Holuhraun caused very...
View ArticleSurprise eruption in Japan – Video
With large booms that sounded like thunder, 3,067-meter (10,062-foot) Mount Ontake erupted in spectacular fashion on Saturday, catching mountain climbers by surprise. The volcano erupted shortly before...
View ArticleEarly Season Snow for Sierra
Winter Weather advisory… That’s as in WINTER…above 8000 feet. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA… SEP 27 2014 EARLY SEASON SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA… LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL...
View ArticlePowerful Eruption At Shiveluch, Kamchatka, Russia
The eruption generated several pyroclastic flows, some of which surpassed the 350 m high western caldera wall. The alert level was raised to red, then lowered back to orange as no new eruptions...
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Up to 426 foot high lava fountains
130 meters! – That’s the height of a 42-story building! Since there are no people or buildings nearby, when you see photos of the Holuhraun eruptions, or even when you see videos, it’s hard to...
View ArticleProtect the poor – from climate change POLICIES
“Abundant, affordable, reliable energy is indispensable to lifting and keeping people out of poverty,” says this article by Paul Driessen. A new declaration by the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship...
View ArticleJapan’s killer volcano
The bodies of 31 hikers have been found near the top of Japan’s Mount Ontake a day after the volcano, about 200km (125 miles) west of Tokyo, erupted without warning on Saturday, spewing ash and rocks,...
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1695 low max records broken or tied from Sept 11 to Sept 20
One record broken by 25F!!!! 1695 Low Max Records Broken or Tied From Sept 11 to Sept 20 according to the NOAA. A “Low Max” means that the maximum temperatures for the day was the lowest it has ever...
View ArticleSigns of reawakening at Mount St. Helens
“Here we go again…” says reader. Ten years ago this week, Mount St. Helens in Washington State awoke from an 18-year geological slumber, says King 5 News. Over the next three years, a second lava dome...
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