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BIG NEWS in the geology world! For the first time, scientists spotted an active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge!! They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪 My latest for @nytimes.com

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Remember, arguing logic does no good here. All the cuts, changes, firings -- they are punitive towards people they don't like. Until some folks in DC or state capitals grow a spine, the greatness will continue until morale improves.

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M 7.4 earthquake in the Drake Passage 219 km S of Ushuaia, Argentina. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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New Eruptions newsletter! I answer burning questions (spoiler: the answers are all "no"): Will Axial Seamount erupt like Tonga 2022? Is there such a thing as a zombie volcano? Is there a better band from Nova Scotia than the Boojums? Check it out (and subscribe) eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...

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Bubbling lava fountain right now (9 pm ET 5/1/25) over at Kīlauea: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...

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Semester is almost over. This means that phase 2 of the Eruptions revival will begin soon.

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I'll be blunt: if you're middle aged with kids, you're expected (in today's American culture) to devote all your social energies to your kids. Making friends outside your kids activities is not valued or supported almost anywhere, especially in Midwestern suburbs (unless it is church).

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This may have been the most amazing catch I have ever seen. Watched it happen in real time and thought I had gone crazy.

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It is, in the grand scheme of things, small fry, but the fact that Trump has lead to the Cities on Volcanoes 13 in Bend, Oregon (originally scheduled for summer 2026) to be postponed indefinitely boils my blood.

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I am absolutely going to attribute the success on the Billboard charts of Jack Black's "Steve's Lava Chicken" to me including it in the Eruptions newsletter. Sign up now and never miss the hits: eruptions.beehiiv.com/subscribe www.youtube.com/watch?v=41O_...

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I have just discovered kronoseismology, which is apparently the reading the distortions in Saturn's rings to understand the gravitational field and interior structure of the planet. My mind is exploding.

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Fun shot of southern Ohio right now from Windy.

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I am excited to see that in the Canadian election, as of 8:30 pm ET, the Communist Party is out polling the Marxist-Leninist Party by 1 vote. Of course, combined they are 31 votes out of 166,000.

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This week's Eruptions newsletter is out! Twin lava fountains, the difference between Merapi and Marapi, rain during an explosive eruption, lava balls and Phil Collins. Check it out and subscribe (eruptions.beehiiv.com/subscribe) eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...

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What did Douglas Adams say? The population of the universe is zero because any number divided by infinity is so small it doesn't matter, so anyone you meet is likely imaginary.

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Oh come on, not fair. No song should be this catchy in 2025.

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This week's Eruptions newsletter is out! Twin lava fountains, the difference between Merapi and Marapi, rain during an explosive eruption, lava balls and Phil Collins. Check it out and subscribe (eruptions.beehiiv.com/subscribe) eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...

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One of the problems with being an American Monty Python fan is it only took me 30 years to realize "bamber" rhymes with "amber", not "yellow".

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This is really it

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The Death of Expertise, Act I: "Where do these researchers get off saying they did it right? I dabbled in some science and agree with that commenter named Rat."

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Kīlauea looking pretty spectacular in the early morning (in Hawai`i): www.youtube.com/live/fiyttmA...

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It is currently 49 headed to 68. I have one kid who refuses to stop wearing their heavy winter jacket and the other that insists that shorts and a t-shirt are plenty warm. How we made it out of Africa still boggles my mind.

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Reading about how AI companies are giving free subs to college students with the hopes of getting paying customers when they graduate reminds me of ... something ...

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This week's newsletter is out! I take a big picture look at volcanic activity on Earth right now, dig into volcanic glass and get especially grumpy about headlines related to unrest at Mount Spurr. And there is Lava Chicken. eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...

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I find it hilarious to think that only 15 years ago, Kanye West did VH1 Storytellers.

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Tomorrow's Eruptions newsletter will be a treat for people who enjoy music history. And volcanoes. That, too.

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I am a big Subaru fan, but wow, they made the 2026 Outback very, very, very ugly. www.jalopnik.com/1834005/2026...

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Question for the masses: what's the worst recent science documentary you've watched or heard about from someone who watched it?

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Here, during my semester teaching Science Writing, I'd like to offer thanks to the Dire Wolf, Mount Spurr and K2-18b for offering such great examples of bad science journalism (or at least bad SEO headline creation).

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Collapse of the Vallunaraju Glacier front (~5060 m asl, Cordillera Blanca, PER) yesterday! 😱🌊 🎥 Jose Forero www.instagram.com/p/DIaDPQmNuYF/

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Stop making those little AI image generator memes of yourself as a Barbie or a Ghibli character you are enriching evil companies and destroying the planet and this is like one of the easiest things you can just not do

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Funny how Trump and the MAGAs are scared to death of the Woodwright's Shop.

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