Geophysics Large Eruption of Popocatépetl 21 Feb 202421 Feb 2024 The stratovolcano Popocatépetl, located only 70km (43 miles) from Mexico City, erupted yesterday evening with a plume of ash and gas some 3km (1.8 miles) high. Here is what it…
Geophysics Spectacular new eruption on Iceland 8 Feb 20248 Feb 2024 The fissure northeast of Grindavik has re-opened with an impressive eruption starting overnight ... From the Icelandic Meteorological Office, link to article is here (in Icelandic). This one is even…
Geophysics… Updates on Iceland, Southern Hemisphere Cyclones and the Great Barrier Reef 20 Jan 202420 Jan 2024 Been too swamped to post the last couple of days, so here is an update on a couple of things. I didn't post about the cold snap because, um, it's winter,…
Geophysics… Major Cyclone to hit Réunion; new Iceland eruption 14 Jan 202414 Jan 2024 It is southern hemisphere tropical cyclone season, and a major storm is forecast to hit the French Department of Réunion late tomorrow as the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane…
Geophysics Major Earthquake near Japan 1 Jan 2024 A major M7.6 earthquake ruptured just off the western shore of Japan this morning, about 2am East Coast US time. There have been numerous aftershocks (one M6.2), and more are expected. Tsunami…
Doomwatch!… Last Doomwatch of AUC MMDCCLXXVI 31 Dec 2023 A Tropical Storm has formed over the Mozambique Channel today, should make landfall as a weak tropical storm on Tuesday ... as usual, click to embiggen. Expected damage is in…
Doomwatch!… Iceland Update, Doomwatch, Merry Christmas! 23 Dec 202323 Dec 2023 The eruption from last week has ended, however, magma continues to accumulate in the tunnel running near Grindavik, with land deformation and seismic activity indicating this is by no means…
Geophysics Iceland update, geopolitical doomwatch 20 Dec 202320 Dec 2023 The eruption near Grindavik Iceland has calmed down a bit, with activity now concentrated in just a couple of vents along the 4km fissure that opened the 18th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU9PWmz6iyA The…
Geophysics New Iceland Eruption18/19 Dec 2023 19 Dec 202319 Dec 2023 The long anticipated major eruption finally got started last night in Iceland, in the form of a 4km (2.5 mile) long fissure. The eruption consists of some pretty lava fountains ...…
Doomwatch!… Severe weather in US Southeast; Cyclone to hit Australia midweek. Still watching Iceland. 10 Dec 2023 Lots going on: severe weather in the US, cyclone to hit Oz, Iceland eruption still possible to likely. Oh, and the world is on fire geopolitically ... There is a…
