Volcano Watch

Heyyooo we are back for the last episode for a while... Here is the news from July and August with a special focus on Fagradalsfjall! See you guys again when Alessandro and I are less stressed! 

Here we are with June 2023 volcano news and an exciting journey into volcanic eruption forecasting and machine learning with Dr. Alberto Ardid! You can find more about Dr. Ardid's work on his twitter (@AlbertoArdid) and linkedin  profiles!And thanks again Dr. Ardid for the interview! :)

Hi all! Sorry for the long hiatus! Here we have the volcano news for May 2023 and a stellar interview with Dr. Leif Karlstrom! You can check out more of the Volcano Listening Project here: https://volcanolisteningproject.org/. You can also keep updated with the project on twitter @VolcanoListenerThe sound clip is from a very cool recent article: https://eos.org/science-updates/earth-is-noisy-why-should-its-data-be-silent. Check it out!And thanks again Dr. Karlstrom for the interview! :)

Sorry for the long pause! Here is the news from the last few weeks and a longer update on Mauna Loa!!! Happy Holidays and happy new year!

Just the news this week but with a special guest host Monica Agreda-Lopez!

We talk with Dr. Scarlett about her research surrounding the geohertiage of volcanoes!

Corin and Alessandro give the news as usual and the focus which links a volcano in Alaska to Cleopatra!!

In today's episode Corin and Alessandro interview Lisa Ricci, a PhD student in geochemistry at the university of Perugia, who tells us about an innovative method for estimating the emplacement temperature of Pyroclastic Density Currents from the study of charcoal. After the interview, as usual all the updates on the eruptive activities of the past two weeks.

This week we chat a little about CO2 and volcanoes - who emits more?! Then the news of the week with special correspondent and friend of the pod Marion Grosjean who is at La Reunion! 

After a quite long break, here we are! We're back for a new explosive season of the podcast, Season 4!!!In this episode, Corin and Alessandro chat a bit about the recent eruption occurred at Fagradalsfjall, Iceland! Following an update on worldwide volcanic activity from April 2022 to the present.

Corin interviews Dr. Allan Fries while sitting on a picturesque Caribbean beach. You can also imagine you are there and listen to Allan chat about the volcanic history of Martinique and Mt. Pelee and about his research on ash fingers! Happy summer!

The weekly news and a little chat about mud volcanoes! This will be the last weekly episode for a few months since life is picking up for both of us with deadlines and field work - see you back in Sept for our regular weekly content! 

The weekly news as per usual and then a interview with April Anderson, who is the Director, editor, and cinematographer of the documentary “Fire & Iceland”. https://fireandiceland.com/documentary

Corin and Alessandro discuss the seismic crisis at São Jorge and chat about the weekly news! Enjoy! 

The news as per usual and then a special focus on Bezymianny! We chat a little bit about the eruptive history of this amazing volcano, its dome on top of its dome, its block and ash flow and a lot of other explosive things!

The news as per usual and then we get real science-y with a small chat about black body radiation! Science rules!

After a quick update on the recent eruptions around the world last week, Corin and Alessandro will talk a bit about the stunning lakes of the Kelimutu volcano in Indonesia. Why do they change colour? What does the volcano have to do with the amazing colours of these lakes? This and much more will be discussed in this episode of Volcano Watch.

The news as usual and then a little chat about Ol Doinyo Lengai and carbonatites! 

In this episode, after a quick updates on the world's volcanic activity over the past week, our special guest, Emma Horn, will take us through the enchanting landscapes of Tenerife, telling us about her scientific research. We will discover what cumulates are, chat about plumes of magma rising from the mantle and all in the stunning and complex volcanological environment of Canary Islands.

News + volcano myths with some dramatic love stories.

In this episode, after a quick updates on the world's volcanic activity over the past week, Corin and Alessandro chat a bit about subduction zones and The Ring of Fire!

Corin and Alessandro chat about the weekly news and give you some cool trivia and mythology surrounding Vesuvius 

The weekly news as always and a focus on the HTHH eruption as well as some theories as to what made it erupt the way it did!If you want to donate to relief efforts check out this gofundme by the Tongan Flag bearer:https://www.gofundme.com/f/tonga-tsunami-relief-by-pita-taufatofua 

After a month's break, here we are! We're back for a new season of the podcast, Season 3!!!In this episode, after a quick updates on the world's volcanic activity over the past month, Corin and Alessandro chat a bit about the recent eruption occurred at The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai!

The volcanic news and then we discover that Christmas Island is a volcanic island! See you all in January!

After the usual quick updates on the world's volcanic activity over the past week, Corin and Alessandro chat a bit about the recent eruption occurred at Mount Semeru in Indonesia!For those interested, here is the link to donate to the Indonesian Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) relief fund for the Semeru emergency: Let's get together to overcome the disaster!See you next week!

Alessandro and Corin talk about the busy volcano news from the week and chat about a nice myth from Popocatépetl!

Alessandro chats with Maria-Paz Reyes Hardy and Luigia Sara di Maio who were recently at La Palma doing some risk assessment! 

Alessandro and Alessandro chat about Alessandro's (Pisello) research making magmas like other planets!

Corin and Alessandro discuss last weeks volcanic activity and chat about Karymsky Volcano!!!Enjoy and have a lovely week!

Corin and Alessandro give you the news and banter about Greek/Roman myths some more :)

Just a micro-episode this week since we are in the field! The big news items (La Palma, Etna, Aso and Manam!)

This week we interview our colleague  Francisco (@fjmunozb) about his recent work with the Seismology group from the University of Geneva on Vulcano following the recent unrest! Enjoy!

What exactly is Geomythology? can myths help us understand the eruptive history of a volcano?Corin and Alessandro chat about the last weeks volcanic news. Then the focus of the week on Kilauea, a nice walk between the recent activity and old myths.

Alessandro and Corin chat about their work in La Palma!

After the usual quick updates on the recent world-wide volcanic activity, Corin and Alessandro will chat a little bit with Valentin Freret-Lorgeril about his research on volcanoes. The episod was recorded on and with... MAMA ETNA!!!

After the usual quick updates on the world's volcanic activity over the past week, Corin and Alessandro chat a bit about the recent eruption, that is still going on, in La Palma.

A special volcano watch live event with the University of Geneva faculty of science on twitter spaces! The news as usual and then a special interview with 3 PhD students from the university of Geneva: Stefano who focuses on volcanic faults and fractures, Elliot who images the volcanic subsurface, and Maria-Paz who investigates volcanic hazards! 

We're back!!! We missed the podcast.  This week we give a lonnnngggg update to catch up what we missed in August - it was an exciting month. At the end of the episode we have a little preview of the students we'll be interviewing next week for our Volcano Watch LIVE! twitter spaces event with the University of Geneva Faculty of Science (12:30 CET Sept 14th over at @sciences_UNIGE). See you there

After a quick update on volcanic activity of the past two weeks,Corin and Alessandro will take you through an exciting double focus, doubly explosive!! after this the end of season greetings with a bit of anticipation for the new season!+Simona Gabrielli's post  here https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2021/06/30/a-lava-for-almost-every-colour/

Viva Italia! This week we celebrate Italy's big sports win with a Greek myth that mentions Etna as well as the weekly news! Enjoy!

Corin and Alessandro chat about the Fagradalsfijall and Taal recent eruptive activities!Obviously after the usual weekly update on eruptions around the world. Which include: Mt. Etna; Rincón de la Vieja; Fuego; Merapi; Sarychev Peak and many others explosive friends!

Corin and Alessandro chat about the last weeks volcanic news (feat: Merapi, Swuanose-jima, Strombli, Ricon de la Vieja, Dolphin 2, and more!). Then we talk more about the stunning change in Mt Etna eruptive cycle and chat about some of her origin stories! Enjoy!

In this episode Corin and Alessandro walk you through the fantastic world of Geyser!Of course after the usual quick updates on the most recent volcanic activities! Mount Etna, Fagradalsfjall, Merapi, Sabancaya and a lot of other active volcanoes worldwide that seems to be pretty busy these times! Enjoy it!

Corin and Alessandro talk about last weeks volcano new and then chat about volcanic lightening! Post by Franziska Keller (super cool we recommend!): https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2020/06/18/volcanic-lightning-impacts-on-plume-suspended-ash-particles/

Corin and Ale chat about the week's news and tell a volcano myth about Katla! Feat: magic pants and Corin poorly pronouncing Icelandic words/names

Ale and Corin chat about the weeks volcanic news and discuss further the situation in the DRC amd limnic eruptions!

Corin and Alessandro chat about the last weeks eruption and chat about what's been happening in the DRC at Nyiragongo.This is the BBC article we mentioned: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57215690

what happened 50 years ago on 18th of May 1971?what has changed in European volcanism since that day??  This week Corin and Alessandro discuss the volcanic news of the week and then chat a little bit about mount Etna going through the history of the South East Crater, The most active crater of Mama Etna, which has given us indescribable emotions this year.

Are there other celestial bodies erupting in our solar system? Which kind of material do they erupt?  This week Corin and Alessandro discuss the volcanic news of the week and then chat a little bit with a very special guest: Maximiliano Fastelli! Maximiliano Fastelli studies the mineralogical composition of the surface of icy bodies in our solar system , and in this episode he walk us through the cryovolcanism in the icy bodies... far from the earth... from Jupiter's moons to Pluto!

Alessandro and Corin discuss last weeks volcanic activity and chat about the fire fountains in Iceland! Enjoy and have a lovely week!