Two papers submitted, one to go. Keeps you quite busy, let me tell you.
Lava flow from a 2006 eruption on Mayon in the Philippines.
A few bits of news today:
A few more details about the ongoing watch of Mayon in the Philippines . There have been apparently no changes in the shape of the floor of the crater as you might expect if magma was rising underneath. However, there has been an overall inflation of Mayon since the unrest began a few weeks ago. PHIVOLCS will be checking the sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide output of the volcano soon as well.
Lots of articles this week about the "shocking" study that shows that the giant Toba (Indonesia) eruption ~76,000 years ago did, indeed, cause a significant climate change. This shouldn't be too surprising for an event that erupted ~2,800 km^3 of magma (which ~800-1000 km^3 was ash). There ...