The Barefoot Volcanologist

On the ash plains of Mount Yasur, on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, Phillip, an internationally recognised, self-taught volcanologist, stands barefoot atop a volcanic rock bomb. Wearing a lava-protection suit gifted to him by some visiting researchers, the volcano smoulders behind him, sending a plume of gas and sulphur into the sky.

Photograph: Elle Leontiev/Sony World Photography Awards 2026

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I while back when I was testing @surf.social I put out a request for a few #volcanologists to come forth and share their profiles so I can add them to this feed. Here’s a #Surffeedabout volcanoes with some amazing photography

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:27djlszfjuyd3ig4uptwmotd/feed/volcano-power

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Hawai’i’s two most active volcanoes share a common magma source

#volcanologists reporting in Oxford's Academic Journal of Petrology have confirmed that the Kīlauea and Mauna Loa #volcanoes share a deep magma source within the Hawaiian plume.
https://l.rockosbasilisk.com/Ioa3S

Study of Iceland volcano eruption reveals new insights into volcanic fountaining

A team of Earth scientists, meteorologists, geologists, and #volcanologists has formulated a new theory explaining the phenomenon of volcanic fountaining. This breakthrough is based on the analysis of the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption in Iceland, as reported in the journal Nature Communications.
https://watchers.news/2023/12/03/study-of-iceland-volcano-eruption-reveals-new-insights-into-volcanic-fountaining/