Tag: volcano
How To Name A Volcano
Now that flights in Europe are resuming and Iceland’s volcanic ash clouds are fertilizing the oceans, our attention is drawn to the “wilting” flower industry. With that said, I thought […]
Volcanoes: Under Pressure
Pressure. Pushing down on me. Pressing down on you. – David Bowie / Queen, 1981 Recently, the blogosphere has been abuzz about earthquakes. Can one trigger another? Are they becoming […]
Another Volcano-Related Word We Can’t Pronounce
If you thought the name of Iceland’s currently-erupting volcano was hard to pronounce, try this word. It’s a possible side effect of inhaling volcanic dust particles – and one of […]
Giant Cloud of Volcanic Ash Disrupts Flights in Europe
The Big Picture blog has a collection of incredible photos from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull (I dare you to try to pronounce that!) volcanic eruption, which is disrupting flights across northern Europe […]
Favorite Captcha EVER!
What are the chances that I’d get this captcha? I mean, really…whoa. If you like following the advice of randomly generated words on your computer, you’ll probably want to go […]
Dreaming Of Disaster
Over the weekend, I had a really awful dream. Essentially, Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens erupted simultaneously. Unfortunately, a bunch of my co-workers and I were stuck in a […]
Volcano Or Wildfire?
Let’s play a little guessing game. What do YOU think this image is — volcano or wildfire? It might look like a volcanic eruption, but it’s really the recent Station […]
Fun With Fires And Volcanos
It’s been a while since I’ve checked out one of my favorite blogs, Safety Graphic Fun. It’s an often laugh-out-loud funny look at signage from all over the world — […]
Volcanic Side Effect? Colorful Sunsets
There are many things that we don’t love about volcanoes…mainly the utter destruction that they can cause. But one rather nice side effect is colorful sunsets. Robin previously shared a […]
Photo Find: International Space Station Captures A Volcanic Eruption
While orbiting just northeast of Japan about a week ago, the crew of the International Space Station caught this stunning scene of Sarychev Volcano erupting. See that gigantic area labeled […]