It has been a busy week for me - mostly thanks to it being the last week of teaching the semester (ah yes, but there is still plenty exam-giving and grading to go). However, I did want to mark one anniversary coming up over the weekend, namely the third anniversary of this blog!
Eruptions first appeared on Wordpress on May 1, 2008 as a response to the lack of information, or at least accurate information, on the eruption at Chaiten in Chile that has just begun (and much like this blog, Chaiten is still steaming away). I have to admit, I started it on a whim and never (ever ever) expected the blog to become what it is today. Some fun stats: 943 posts, 4 million+ page views, 934 twitter followers and most important to me, the 40,000+ comments left by you, the readers of Eruptions. This blog wouldn't be ...
