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WEBThe Katla eruption of 1918. October 12, 1918 was just another Saturday. On the fields of France, the Hundred Days Offensive was turning a war which would now soon end, but leave 17 million dead; the devastation would set the scene for an even worse war to come. Far away, Puerto Rico lay in ruins after a magnitude-7 earthquake on….
What Is a Volcano? | VolcanoCafe
WEBWhat Is a Volcano? “Tanner’s Volcano”, a drawing by a child of about 10 years of age. (Oregon State University) For most people, our first contact with volcanoes will probably have been through the medium of children’s stories; tales of fiery mountains that captured our childish imagination. Since our imagination as children tends to be ...
Welcome to VC! - VolcanoCafe
WEBWelcome to VC! A warm welcome! Volcanocafé is all about the sharing of information and thoughts as collectively, we know far more than even the most erudite. But in order to do so, we have to obey certain rules or guidelines, netiquette in short: The most important one – Be nice! Remember that while most understand English, the finer nuances ...
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WEBVolcano coffee. As has been noted here, little is known about people living near volcanoes which had a VEI-7 eruption. But we do know something about Tambora. The slope of Tambora, on the Sangar peninsula of the island of Sumbawa, was home to the Kingdom of Tambora. The kingdom had been mainly located some distance from the….
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Katla: a retrospective | VolcanoCafe
WEBJul 5, 2023 · Katla is a massive but relatively young volcano, located on the MAR, and formed when Iceland was covered by glaciers. The records include two large fissure eruptions on the NE flank of Katla; the prehistoric 5 km3 Hólmsá Fires of 5550 BC and ~22 km3 Eldgjá eruption in 934 AD.
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WEBThe Reykjanes Fires, 950-1240 AD. This is a repost of a summary by Hector, of the previous round of Reykjanes eruptions, a millennium ago. (The post is not as old as that, though. It was written during the first Fagradalsfjall eruption, at the very start of the new fire season.) The discussion includes two of the three Svartsengi eruptions of….
Breaking news – VolcanoCafe
WEBApr 1, 2022 · This of course was our annual April-1 breaking news. We hope you enjoyed it! This was a communal effort from the VC admins. The ideas came from a brainstorming session, the all-important images were sourced by Lughduniense and Gaz who had infiltrated ITO with a side order from AI and the text was filled in…
The Beginnings | VolcanoCafe
WEBThe Beginnings. The eruption that started it all, Eyjafjallajökull April 2010 (Davíð Jón Ögmundsson ) Early in 2010, a little known Icelandic volcano with an almost unpronounceable name erupted, the consequences of which far exceeded the size of the eruption. At the time, we fledgling volcanophiles were fortunate enough to have Dr Erik ...
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