Author: James Ashworth
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What Will Become Of Bárðarbunga?
A man of science explores the optionsBárðarbunga: it’s going to explode, you’re going to be trapped in Iceland for six…
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Katlaaaaarrgghh (Not This Again)!
What time is it? Time for the annual Katla eruption scare, apparently. I was recently forwarded an article from The…
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Volcanology? That’s from Star Trek, right?
Sigh. If I had a penny for every time someone has made that joke when I tell them I study…
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Icelandic Volcanism: Where, Why & How?
Iceland sure has been in the global news a lot this past year or so and a lot of that…
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Icelandic Volcanoes – HOW DO THEY WORK?!?
In the last week or so, there’s been a lot of speculation and rumour flying around about the potential for…
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Barefoot Iceland
Iceland: a veritable cornucopia of textures. Soft snow, smooth ice, squishy moss and a whole lot of hard rock. During…
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Goodnight, Sweet Prince!
And, as with the loss of an old friend, my heart is filled with sadness. Our pet volcano appears to…
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The Unusual Suspects
With the current eruption at Eyjafjallajökull rumbling on relatively steadily, producing an ash cloud that continues to wreak havoc with…
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Eyjafjallajökull: Who’s Laughing Now, Europe?
You are probably aware of the spectacular (if small) volcanic eruption on Fimmvörðuháls, the ridge next to Eyjafjallajökull glacier. We…
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It Stirs!
Firstly I should apologise for the lack of updates recently – I’ve been quite busy elsewhere, and besides the eruption…
From New Year To New Mountain
It is 1 AM. My phone is going crazy. Emails and Facebook messages are flying around. Why? A volcano is…
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Ch-ch-ch-changes!
As so often happens with volcanoes, a lot has changed in the past day or so, so I will try…
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You Weren’t There, Man
As I write this, I am honestly still trying to comprehend what we experienced yesterday, when Grapevine’s plucky band of…
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Eruption Could Go On For Months
Following yesterday’s slightly surprising eruption development, more detailed news have begun to trickle in. I bring you as much as…
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NEW ERUPTION!
So, after yesterday’s tectonic disappointment, I bring good news! If you like volcanoes, anyway. Our old friend Eyjafjallajökull, who we…
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So, that was it? Maybe.
It seems today that the eruption at Eyjafjallajökull-Fimmvörðuháls might be coming to an end. Volcanic tremor had decreased approximately to pre-eruption levels…
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More breaking(-ish) news!
At about 19:00 last night a new fissure opened up at the Fimmvörðuháls eruption. Current information is that it’s about…
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Breaking Volcano News!
Oh yes, I bring you something new. Within the last hour or so (around 18:00-19:00), a big burst of earthquakes…
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A Second Beautiful Lava Fall Forms
Another day, another report. Not a huge amount to say today, as the eruption carries on its merry way, not…
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New Lava Waterfall Forms!
Hello once again, lava lovers! Alas, I have no new photos to share today, but here is what’s happening over…
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It just keeps gushing wonderful lava
Hello again volcano watchers! I bring scientific updates on Eyjafjallajökull and (I think) some…
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THE ERUPTION REPORT #2
Hello again folks. Just thought I’d give a brief update of what’s happening in a simple but hopefully fairly correct…
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EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL ERUPTION, 15 HOURS IN
Grapevine’s volcanologist student friend James Ashworth wrote this for us. He is very smart about volcanoes. Expect more from James…