Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez π
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Assoc. Professor @ Denison U / Volcanologist / Writer for Rocky Planet / Be kind to your bad self. π¨π΄ / Find me on Instagram: rockyplanetdiscover
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/blog/rocky-planet 08-07-2010 01:04:36
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Just in time for the 44th anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption, I take you on a tour of the Washington Cascade volcanoes, all seen from space: discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/aβ¦ USGS Volcanoesπ Discover Magazine
Need a distraction? Check out part 1 of my series looking at the Cascade Range. Today it is the volcanoes of British Columbia, from Silverthrone to Garibaldi. Glaciers did a number on them, but there are still plenty hazardous. discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/aβ¦ USGS Volcanoesπ Discover Magazine
Time is what you make it. For Earth scientists, it's deep time. discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/t⦠Discover Magazine #Anthropocene
For the residents of GrindavΓk, the waiting is over. An eruption finally began tonight on the Rekyjanes Peninsula in Iceland. So far, a ~4 km fissure northeast of the town has been erupting lava fountains and flows. discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/aβ¦ Discover Magazine
#bitcoin mining might be the worst kind of 'resource extraction' on the planet today. The carbon dioxide emissions, water and land use to mine virtual currencies rival that of hundreds of millions of people ... with no real gain for society discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/w⦠Discover Magazine
We know that mining resources from our planet can have a major impact on the environment and climate. These days, the worst criminal environmental damage caused by mining might be a surprise: Bitcoin. Discover Magazine
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A very pleasant day looking at and sampling pumice at the Oregon State University - Cascades campus, with Josef Dufek for scale. Such a beautiful location, the darker Desert Springs tuff is overlain by the younger Bend Pumice and Tumalo Tuff.
Things are getting restless at the Campi Flegrei in Italy. Here's what the situation is right now and what could happen. Whether an eruption occurs (unlikely) or not, the decisions for emergency planners and volcanologists are daunting. Discover Magazine
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Volcanologists & space scientists alike are keeping an eye on NASA Europa Clipper, Dragonfly, & ESA's Juice mission.
Input from Steve Vance NASA JPL, Sarah Fagents SOEST News, Lynnae Quick NASA Goddard, & Jennifer Glass Georgia Tech, story by Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez π.
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With the great August supermoon upon us, just a reminder that earthquake prediction is not possible. However, new research might be opening the door a crack for scientifically-backed prediction based on subtle fault motion before a big one: discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/c⦠Discover Magazine