Eruption Update for July 26, 2013: White Island, Merapi, Popocatépetl and Dangers in Hawaii

A webcam capture showing a small steam-and-ash plume from Popocatepetl on July 23, 2013. Image: CENAPRED. So, in the breach I go again. Starting tomorrow until the middle of next week, I'll be off at Lassen Volcanic National Park with my student and a colleague. We'll be sampling a variety of lavas and tephras erupted from the Lassen Volcanic Center that date back as far as ~600,000 years. This means no new posts until the middle of next week -- likely a recap of the field work with a lot of pictures from Lassen. Hopefully I can also try to explain some of the work we're doing at Lassen, examining the history of the magmatic system through zircon ages and compositions. Some news from volcanoes around the world: New Zealand After increased volcanic tremor was noted, the alert status at White Island was raised to Yellow today. Check out the ...