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NMA
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19 April 2019 17:06:03
Stromboli is reasonably active this evening. Look up Stromboli webcam and watch some powerful pulses of ash shoot up.
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NMA
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17 May 2019 08:03:48

A lot of late deep snow on Etna this morning and active too. Well it had quite a puff of brown ashy stuff a minute ago.


Melts fast though with the strong sun I think.


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Roger Parsons
31 May 2019 15:57:27


A lot of late deep snow on Etna this morning and active too. Well it had quite a puff of brown ashy stuff a minute ago.


Melts fast though with the strong sun I think.


Originally Posted by: NMA 


Been enjoying this clip...


Mount Etna eruptions light up night sky


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-48472188/


Roger


 


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31 May 2019 16:16:23

Channel 5 has programme on the threat that Vesuvius poses to Naples this evening at 2100. Not sure whether it has anything new, though.


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The Beast from the East
31 May 2019 18:47:35


Channel 5 has programme on the threat that Vesuvius poses to Naples this evening at 2100. Not sure whether it has anything new, though.


Originally Posted by: DEW 


Is this new? I remember a similar programme a few years ago


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doctormog
31 May 2019 20:21:46


 


Is this new? I remember a similar programme a few years ago


Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


Yes I remember that one but I think this is a new programme.


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01 June 2019 06:01:46


 


Yes I remember that one but I think this is a new programme.


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


30 mins re-hash, 15 mins new, 15 mins ads. There was stuff I'd not seen before on the geology of the Campi Flegrei area and the network of monitoring stations, but the question of how to evacuate Naples prior to an eruption was left hanging. 


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03 June 2019 08:12:53


30 mins re-hash, 15 mins new, 15 mins ads. There was stuff I'd not seen before on the geology of the Campi Flegrei area and the network of monitoring stations, but the question of how to evacuate Naples prior to an eruption was left hanging. 


Originally Posted by: DEW 


Slightly off topic but Pompeii by Robert Harris is a great read. He manages to convey the great heat of that summer and how the eruption progressed and what it would have been like to have experienced such an event.


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Saint Snow
03 June 2019 15:28:36


Channel 5 has programme on the threat that Vesuvius poses to Naples this evening at 2100. Not sure whether it has anything new, though.


Originally Posted by: DEW 


 


I was in Naples last Monday and visited Pompeii. Astonishing place.


My understanding (and I also watched a documentary a few months/a year ago) is that the whole Bay of Naples area is a giant Caldera, and the entire area has lifted 2m in the past few years as the magma chamber builds (IIRC, it had only risen 2m in the preceding 60 years)


 


Oh, and I was on Sicily on Wednesday, a few days before Etna cranked the pyrotechnics back up.



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doctormog
03 June 2019 15:38:10


 


 


I was in Naples last Monday and visited Pompeii. Astonishing place.


My understanding (and I also watched a documentary a few months/a year ago) is that the whole Bay of Naples area is a giant Caldera, and the entire area has lifted 2m in the past few years as the magma chamber builds (IIRC, it had only risen 2m in the preceding 60 years)


 


Oh, and I was on Sicily on Wednesday, a few days before Etna cranked the pyrotechnics back up.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


Jealous? Me?


Too right!



Saint Snow
08 June 2019 16:04:20


 


Jealous? Me?


Too right!



Originally Posted by: doctormog 


 


Not sure what exactly you're jealous of, but if it's Pompeii, then all I can say is try to do it. It's an amazing place.


And get a good tour guide, as they will make your visit. Ours wasn't great, but still conveyed enough to have me absolutely staggered. The scale of the place was overwhelming enough (it's surprisingly massive), but immerse yourself in the facts (eg, it was buried under 10m - yes, metres - of ash and pumice) and it's simply staggering. It was a 'bucket list' thing for me, and actually surpassed expectations. 


But Naples was a absolute dump. We only drove through it, and some parts might be nice, but if you're going to visit, I'd recommend staying further afield, like in Sorrento or along the Amalfi coast. Or, as we did, visit on a cruise.



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08 June 2019 18:52:55


 


 


Not sure what exactly you're jealous of, but if it's Pompeii, then all I can say is try to do it. It's an amazing place.


And get a good tour guide, as they will make your visit. Ours wasn't great, but still conveyed enough to have me absolutely staggered. The scale of the place was overwhelming enough (it's surprisingly massive), but immerse yourself in the facts (eg, it was buried under 10m - yes, metres - of ash and pumice) and it's simply staggering. It was a 'bucket list' thing for me, and actually surpassed expectations. 


But Naples was a absolute dump. We only drove through it, and some parts might be nice, but if you're going to visit, I'd recommend staying further afield, like in Sorrento or along the Amalfi coast. Or, as we did, visit on a cruise.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


Sorrento is nice, we werethere for New Year about 5 years ago, direct coach from Naples airport avoiding the city, Circumvesuviana railway to Pompeii and Herculaneum, buses along the spectacular corniche road to Amalfi.


Glad to hear that you enjoyed Pompeii though when we were there then we felt Herculaneum was even better - the part you can see (most is under the modern town) was less crowded and very well restored whereas restoration of Pompeii seemed to be a matter of putting up scaffolding and a'No entry' sign! The previous boss i/c restoration has however been sacked for diverting funds and the project is now under control of an army man, though.


Off-topic, but 40 years ago we stayed in Naples and then moved on to Palermo. Naples hotelkeeper - You're going to Palermo? But they shoot people in the street!. Palermo hotelkeeper - You've come from Naples? And you haven't been robbed!


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doctormog
08 June 2019 19:14:02


 


 


Not sure what exactly you're jealous of, but if it's Pompeii, then all I can say is try to do it. It's an amazing place.


And get a good tour guide, as they will make your visit. Ours wasn't great, but still conveyed enough to have me absolutely staggered. The scale of the place was overwhelming enough (it's surprisingly massive), but immerse yourself in the facts (eg, it was buried under 10m - yes, metres - of ash and pumice) and it's simply staggering. It was a 'bucket list' thing for me, and actually surpassed expectations. 


But Naples was a absolute dump. We only drove through it, and some parts might be nice, but if you're going to visit, I'd recommend staying further afield, like in Sorrento or along the Amalfi coast. Or, as we did, visit on a cruise.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 



Not jealous of Naples but Pompeii and Etna are both on my ‘bucket list’ (along with Yellowstone of course!)


NMA
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03 July 2019 19:36:36

Stromboli very active today and this evening. It seems one person has been killed.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48857422


 


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Lionel Hutz
03 July 2019 20:59:38


 



Not jealous of Naples but Pompeii and Etna are both on my ‘bucket list’ (along with Yellowstone of course!)


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


I would very much recommend a visit to Naples. So many cities in Europe are almost like open air museums, beautiful but entirely for tourists. Naples is a stunning city but not entirely conquered by tourism. 


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04 July 2019 06:22:35


 


I would very much recommend a visit to Naples. So many cities in Europe are almost like open air museums, beautiful but entirely for tourists. Naples is a stunning city but not entirely conquered by tourism. 


Originally Posted by: Lionel Hutz 


30 years ago, stayed in Naples before taking train on to Palermo, not without a thought for the Campi Flegrei in western Naples where the old caldera was heaving up and down by a metre or two. Apparently the upper strata are relatively strong and managed to restrain the magma moving around underneath - for now.


Innkeeper in Naples "Going to Palermo? They shoot people in the street there!"


Innkeeper in Palermo "From Naples? and you haven't been robbed?"


 


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04 July 2019 07:54:35


 


I would very much recommend a visit to Naples. So many cities in Europe are almost like open air museums, beautiful but entirely for tourists. Naples is a stunning city but not entirely conquered by tourism. 


Originally Posted by: Lionel Hutz 


For those who have Sky subscription or Now TV should watch the series "My Brilliant Friend", an HBO production but entirely in the local Neapolitan dialect. Really captures the mood and politics of the post war period, the corruption, mafia influence, patriarchy etc


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Chunky Pea
04 July 2019 17:55:11
Hearing reports of an earthquake in Los Angeles in the last hour. Nothing overly major but bigger than what they are commonly used to.
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https://t.ly/MEYqg 


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ozone_aurora
28 August 2019 12:23:17

Another explosion occurred on Stromboli

https://twitter.com/NicoleBremner/status/1166661179122601984.


 

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28 August 2019 12:40:34
It has been quite active for the past few weeks too but this has been a large explosion.
I would have asked for payment and a byline but she seems happy enough to supply the footage for free.

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Roger Parsons
02 October 2019 15:23:58

Interesting piece discussing prediction of a volcanic event:
"Anak Krakatau, the Indonesian island volcano that collapsed last December triggering a huge tsunami, did produce clear warning signals before the event."

Anak Krakatau volcano collapse: 'Warning signs were there'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49907007




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picturesareme
10 November 2019 21:30:29

Askja has been a little grumpy this week over in Iceland


 


https://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/vatnajokull/


 

doctormog
11 November 2019 17:13:24
The suggestion is that the swarm is tectonic in nature rather than volcanic but it is worth monitoring in coming weeks.
picturesareme
12 November 2019 16:12:47

The suggestion is that the swarm is tectonic in nature rather than volcanic but it is worth monitoring in coming weeks.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 


Nothing official but I've read differently. The pulsating nature of the swarm is more indicative of magma movements.

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