Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez
@erikklemetti.bsky.social
Professor @ Denison University / Volcanologist / Writer of Eruptions / Baseball, Sumo, Cricket, Soccer fan / Sci Fi aficionado / Amateur Musicologist / Cat person / Dad / Be kind to your bad self. 🇨🇴
St. Thomas Aquinas will return in Avengers: Doomsday
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
St. Thomas Aquinas will return in Avengers: Doomsday
"Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon."
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon."
Unfair question: If you were hiring college graduates in Earth & environmental sciences today, would you be happier to see "Earth Hazards & Mitigation" or "Geo/Env chemistry & Geochronology" on their transcript as part of their degree?
January 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Unfair question: If you were hiring college graduates in Earth & environmental sciences today, would you be happier to see "Earth Hazards & Mitigation" or "Geo/Env chemistry & Geochronology" on their transcript as part of their degree?
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NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
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January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Community college, junior college & city college faculty, are you interested in going to sea for eight days on an Alaska-to-Bay Area route with STEMSEAS? Join me! stemseas.org/2026-2yc-fac...
We have an informational webinar this Friday afternoon. ⚒️🌊
We have an informational webinar this Friday afternoon. ⚒️🌊
2026 2YC Faculty Expedition
stemseas.org
January 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Community college, junior college & city college faculty, are you interested in going to sea for eight days on an Alaska-to-Bay Area route with STEMSEAS? Join me! stemseas.org/2026-2yc-fac...
We have an informational webinar this Friday afternoon. ⚒️🌊
We have an informational webinar this Friday afternoon. ⚒️🌊
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Wow. Thin Lizzy playing the Doctor Who theme music is not something I had come across before youtu.be/nbsoEcXAaiY
Thin Lizzy - Dr. Who Theme / '69 Rock (Live at the Waldbuhne '73)
YouTube video by ThinLizzyFanpage
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Wow. Thin Lizzy playing the Doctor Who theme music is not something I had come across before youtu.be/nbsoEcXAaiY
No. No no no no. No.
Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) is a famous, steep cliff in southwestern Norway 🇳🇴 that rises 604 meters (1,982 ft) above the Lysefjord, featuring a distinctive flat top of about 25x25 meters #Travel #sundayvibes
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
No. No no no no. No.
"Healthy Cooking for Tired People" sounds like the next Modest Mouse album title.
January 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"Healthy Cooking for Tired People" sounds like the next Modest Mouse album title.
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Time to reup the real National Security Strategy:
a man and woman are sitting next to each other in a church .
ALT: a man and woman are sitting next to each other in a church .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Time to reup the real National Security Strategy:
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And here's my favourite case - growing of Nishinoshima in Japan 📏😊
Images taken by Landsat-8.
Images taken by Landsat-8.
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
And here's my favourite case - growing of Nishinoshima in Japan 📏😊
Images taken by Landsat-8.
Images taken by Landsat-8.
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It's not the @iavcei.bsky.social calendar, but some great photography for volcanophiles at www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
2025: The Year in Volcanic Activity
Scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
It's not the @iavcei.bsky.social calendar, but some great photography for volcanophiles at www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
That’s my saying for this year: “eat your marshmallow”.
"life offers no prizes for being so good at deferring gratification that you accumulate a thousand uneaten marshmallows, then drop dead. At some point, you’re going to have to eat a marshmallow."
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The secret to being happy in 2026? It’s far, far simpler than you think …
Stop stressing about self‑improvement or waiting until you’re on top of everything. This year give yourself permission to prioritise pleasure
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
That’s my saying for this year: “eat your marshmallow”.
And not to diminish this, but the US has been actively putting its hands on the scale in Latin America -- overtly or clandestinely -- for something like 200 years.
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
And not to diminish this, but the US has been actively putting its hands on the scale in Latin America -- overtly or clandestinely -- for something like 200 years.
Another gentle reminder: this is no logic in the current administration. Don't waste time trying to suss it out. They literally don't think of the future and only want eyes on them. They think they're playing chess, but really they're playing tic-tac-toe.
January 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Another gentle reminder: this is no logic in the current administration. Don't waste time trying to suss it out. They literally don't think of the future and only want eyes on them. They think they're playing chess, but really they're playing tic-tac-toe.
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#EarthquakeReport for 2025 Annual Year in #Earthquakes and #Tsunami
See summaries and interpretive posters for 13 earthquakes from 2025
See cumulative energy release plots for M≥6.5 earthquakes from 2017-2025
earthjay.com?page_id=12459
See summaries and interpretive posters for 13 earthquakes from 2025
See cumulative energy release plots for M≥6.5 earthquakes from 2017-2025
earthjay.com?page_id=12459
January 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
#EarthquakeReport for 2025 Annual Year in #Earthquakes and #Tsunami
See summaries and interpretive posters for 13 earthquakes from 2025
See cumulative energy release plots for M≥6.5 earthquakes from 2017-2025
earthjay.com?page_id=12459
See summaries and interpretive posters for 13 earthquakes from 2025
See cumulative energy release plots for M≥6.5 earthquakes from 2017-2025
earthjay.com?page_id=12459
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#Etna update 🌋
#INGV reported that a new eruptive vent has opened near Mt. Simone at ~2,100 m a.s.l., feeding a lava flow down the Valle del Bove. The most advanced front has reached 1,500–1,400 m a.s.l.
INGV teams are currently on site monitoring the flow’s evolution.
📸 E. Messina
#INGV reported that a new eruptive vent has opened near Mt. Simone at ~2,100 m a.s.l., feeding a lava flow down the Valle del Bove. The most advanced front has reached 1,500–1,400 m a.s.l.
INGV teams are currently on site monitoring the flow’s evolution.
📸 E. Messina
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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Just after midnight on 1 January 2026, a new eruption started from #Etna's eastern flank: a fissure opened at ~2100 m elevation, and a lava flow is descending through the desert-like Valle del Bove. Photos taken in the evening of 1 January from Etna's east and southeast flanks
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Just after midnight on 1 January 2026, a new eruption started from #Etna's eastern flank: a fissure opened at ~2100 m elevation, and a lava flow is descending through the desert-like Valle del Bove. Photos taken in the evening of 1 January from Etna's east and southeast flanks
So, I did this. First time I got "wolfish". Wasn't sure what to make of that, so I did it again. Got "melancholic". Thought that was depressing. Third time? "Melancholic". Well, dammit. Fourth time ... "perilous." Stop. Must stop now or I might destroy the universe in 2026.
LET'S. GO.
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So, I did this. First time I got "wolfish". Wasn't sure what to make of that, so I did it again. Got "melancholic". Thought that was depressing. Third time? "Melancholic". Well, dammit. Fourth time ... "perilous." Stop. Must stop now or I might destroy the universe in 2026.
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Eruption of Etna volcano in Sicily.
New fissure opened up on the eastern flank.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
New fissure opened up on the eastern flank.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
January 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Eruption of Etna volcano in Sicily.
New fissure opened up on the eastern flank.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
New fissure opened up on the eastern flank.
Image taken today by Sentinel-2.
Of course, the dolphin was secretly thinking "ha, suckers. I *wanted* to do this."
This is now my favorite movie tagline of all time
January 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Of course, the dolphin was secretly thinking "ha, suckers. I *wanted* to do this."
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As we ring in 2026, we can take a look at how our Earth shook in 2025. 🎆🌏
This animation shows 2,150 globally-recorded earthquakes magnitude 5 and above throughout 2025.
Explore yourself using our Interactive Earthquake Browser! ➡️ https://loom.ly/jjk2yqw
This animation shows 2,150 globally-recorded earthquakes magnitude 5 and above throughout 2025.
Explore yourself using our Interactive Earthquake Browser! ➡️ https://loom.ly/jjk2yqw
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
As we ring in 2026, we can take a look at how our Earth shook in 2025. 🎆🌏
This animation shows 2,150 globally-recorded earthquakes magnitude 5 and above throughout 2025.
Explore yourself using our Interactive Earthquake Browser! ➡️ https://loom.ly/jjk2yqw
This animation shows 2,150 globally-recorded earthquakes magnitude 5 and above throughout 2025.
Explore yourself using our Interactive Earthquake Browser! ➡️ https://loom.ly/jjk2yqw
#1 for 2025: "Grown Ups" by Pulp from More. arvis Cocker is 62. Amazing, right? He captures the feeling we all have that being "grown up" never feels like you thought. "Why am I telling you this story? I don't remember ..." youtu.be/WjIKF6Z_uXk?... Happy New Year, y'all! Be kind to your bad self.
Grown Ups
YouTube video by Pulp - Topic
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
#1 for 2025: "Grown Ups" by Pulp from More. arvis Cocker is 62. Amazing, right? He captures the feeling we all have that being "grown up" never feels like you thought. "Why am I telling you this story? I don't remember ..." youtu.be/WjIKF6Z_uXk?... Happy New Year, y'all! Be kind to your bad self.
#2 of 2025: "Burnin' Up" by the Boojums from the Boojums. The first version I heard of this banger featured the band's first drummer. The second version is more polished, less garage, but it is still an absolute monster.
First: youtu.be/YDK6pBR2f1I?... Second: youtu.be/oxb9k-u9t-U?...
First: youtu.be/YDK6pBR2f1I?... Second: youtu.be/oxb9k-u9t-U?...
Burnin' Up - The Boojums - Official Music Video
YouTube video by The Boojums
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 12:20 AM
#2 of 2025: "Burnin' Up" by the Boojums from the Boojums. The first version I heard of this banger featured the band's first drummer. The second version is more polished, less garage, but it is still an absolute monster.
First: youtu.be/YDK6pBR2f1I?... Second: youtu.be/oxb9k-u9t-U?...
First: youtu.be/YDK6pBR2f1I?... Second: youtu.be/oxb9k-u9t-U?...