Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Volcanoes and social media make us (more?) crazy

Elisabetta Billotta and Daniele Musumeci April 20, 2022

South-East Crater of Mount Etna, 13.2.2022. Photo by Daniele Musumeci

Many people are drawn to danger and behaviors that can harm their health or finances. Dangerous activities include the attraction that humans have always had towards natural events, such as volcanic eruptions, or towards gambling, adventure, challenging travels or physical activities without the ability or the necessary preparation. In today’s life many people face risks, however these risks ...[Read More]

An Overview on the 15 Jan 2022 Hunga Tonga-Huna Ha’apai Eruption

Alessandro Musu February 9, 2022

Picture taken on 5th June 2017 by Damien Grouille together with Cécile Sabau, during an geological and photographic expedition carried out for the NASA. The shot is done from the summit of Hunga Tonga -Hunga Ha'apai island (HTHH), giving a view to the East and the island of Hunga Tonga. Photo credit: Damien Grouille, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Since 15 January 2022, the islands of the Tonga archipelago and surrounding territories have been suffering the effects of what has turned out to be one of the biggest eruptions of this century. The eruption occurred on Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, an island created by the emergence of a large submarine volcano. HTHH is located among the ~170 islands of the Kingdom of Tonga and about 65 km nor ...[Read More]

Volcano Watch the Podcast, a weekly walk through the amazing world of Volcanoes!

Alessandro Musu November 17, 2021

Are you interested in Volcanoes? Do you want to learn more about volcanic activity, geysers, magma dynamics and the relationship between humans and volcanoes, from the mythology to the art and the agriculture? Or maybe you just want to be updated on the worldwide ongoing eruptions and listen to nice interviews with people who actually works on volcanoes? Well, if it is like so we strongly recommen ...[Read More]