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Glyn Williams-Jones
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Professor in Volcanology, Simon Fraser University in lovely British Columbia 🍁 Interested in🌋of course but also all sorts of natural hazards & science generally.
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Glyn Williams-Jones @volcancanuck.bsky.social · Dec 1
Although a newb to Bluesky, since #volcanism & #volcanoes is what I've spent my academic career on, I decided to have a go at a curated #Volcanology Feed with the hope of helping build a resource for rapid 🌋news

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Still a work in progress so bear with me!
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for November 28, 2025
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"The legacy of the 1975 earthquake: 50 years of study at Kīlauea’s south flank"

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Volcano Watch — The legacy of the 1975 earthquake: 50 years of study at Kīlauea’s south flank
The 1975 Kalapana earthquake brought big changes to lives of the people affected by the fatalities and damage, as well as big changes to our understanding of Kīlauea’s south flank.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for November 24, 2025
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"Was there ever a Yellowstone on Mars?"

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Was there ever a Yellowstone on Mars?
Yellowstone is not just a fantastic natural laboratory for Earth-based studies.  A better understanding of hydrothermal activity in the first National Park can also provide clues about what Mars might...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for November 20, 2025
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"Remembering the destructive Kalapana earthquake 50 years ago"

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Volcano Watch — Remembering the destructive Kalapana earthquake 50 years ago
Fifty years ago this month, the largest Hawaii earthquake of the 20th and 21st centuries occurred. Earthquake shaking, as well as ground subsidence and local tsunami, contributed to a catastrophic seq...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for November 17, 2025
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"A mission to repair one of the most interesting GPS monitoring stations in Yellowstone"

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A mission to repair one of the most interesting GPS monitoring stations in Yellowstone
Many of the monitoring sites in Yellowstone National Park are located in remote areas.  When they go offline, a lot of preparation and effort is necessary to bring them back to functionality.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for November 13, 2025
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"Catching up on Kīlauea: 36 episodes and counting"

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Volcano Watch — Catching up on Kīlauea: 36 episodes and counting
The summit eruption of Kīlauea continues, with 36 episodes of lava fountaining since the eruption began on December 23, 2024. Let’s catch up on the events and hazards associated with the volcano’s mos...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for September 29, 2025
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"How does water from snow and rain get to the numerous hot springs in Yellowstone?"

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How does water from snow and rain get to the numerous hot springs in Yellowstone?
Water molecules (H₂O) are made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, but these atoms aren't always the same. Tracking how these atoms in water molecules differ is a powerful tool for tracing where snowmelt or rain seep into the ground, how water flows beneath the ground, and how long does water flow until the arrives at a hot spring.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for September 25, 2025
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"Lava, Logs, and Loose Cows: The Wild Job of HVO’s Technicians"

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Volcano Watch – Lava, Logs, and Loose Cows: The Wild Job of HVO’s Technicians
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) monitors volcanic activity across the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa, helping to ensure public safety and support scientific research. Behind the scene...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for September 22, 2025
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"Some like it hot! Studying thermophiles in Yellowstone National Park"

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Some like it hot! Studying thermophiles in Yellowstone National Park
Thermophiles thrive in hydrothermal features where scalding temperatures would burn other life. What can we learn from the unique adaptations of these heat-loving microorganisms?
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September 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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I'm giving social media a go after a hiatus, so hi! I'm a Kiwi volcanologist working on Ngāuruhoe (Mt Doom) in NZ, the 2021 La Palma/Tajogaite eruption impacts, seafloor geologic hazards, & collaborate w. @geotenerife.bsky.social.
More on my work here: janinekrippner.weebly.com
Nice to meet you❤️🌋
September 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Is a scientific #oxymoron on your #crisis bingo card for the year? Basaltic plinian eruptions are rare and weird. (Ie clickbait headline for something interesting but rare enough not to worry about)🧪⚒️🌋
Learn about them and Masaya Volcano on this week's episode!

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Masaya Volcano is a Strange Volcano - The science Journey Towards Understanding Masaya's Basaltic Plinian Eruptions
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September 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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"Volcano and earthquake monitoring in American Samoa"

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Volcano Watch
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Postdoctoral Researcher – CNRS, Paris, France
ERC-funded SeaSALT project | Magmatic intrusion modelling
Eligibility: PhD in Geosciences/related fields
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Postdoctoral Job in Geosciences at CNRS France | HigherJobz
Apply now for a fully funded Postdoctoral position in Geosciences and Volcanology at CNRS, Paris. ERC-funded - Deadline: 3 Oct 2025.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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🔁 Reposting this call for #tephra researchers — 🌋An exciting opportunity to publish recent advances and distal tephra applications in Geosciences 🌋 ! 🗓 Deadline: 2 Jan 2026
September 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for September 15, 2025
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"How to Take a Volcano’s Temperature"

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How to Take a Volcano’s Temperature
If only we could stick a thermometer into a magma chamber…  That’s not really possible, but fortunately each mineral in a volcanic deposit is like a microscopic thermometer that records magma chamber ...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for September 8, 2025
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"Hydrothermal hats and visitor safety: Walking in the boots of the Yellowstone National Park Geology Team"

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Hydrothermal hats and visitor safety: Walking in the boots of the Yellowstone National Park Geology Team
Ever wonder who collects hats blown into Yellowstone hot springs, repairs damage to bacterial mats or thermal ground, and monitors the health of Yellowstone’s thermal features?  Meet the Yellowstone G...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for September 4, 2025
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"Dick Fiske, one of HVO's very best"

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Volcano Watch
Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for September 1, 2025
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"Modernizing geologic mapping in Yellowstone: The role of geodatabases in the field"

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Modernizing geologic mapping in Yellowstone: The role of geodatabases in the field
Geologic mapping has come a long way—from paper maps to powerful digital databases. But how do researchers store and organize all this data? Join us as we explore the role of geodatabases.
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September 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for August 28, 2025
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"Cracks in the 2018 Kīlauea lava delta: what do they mean?"

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Volcano Watch — Cracks in the 2018 Kīlauea lava delta: what do they mean?
Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption transformed the lower Puna District of the Island of Hawaiʻi, including its coastline, where 875 acres of new land were added in a large lava delta. The area is still subject t...
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August 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for August 25, 2025
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"Cascade volcanoes are so much more than towering peaks"

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Cascade volcanoes are so much more than towering peaks
Massive volcanoes dot the Cascade Range from British Columbia into Northern California, but what about the space in between the peaks? Volcanoes in those places aren’t unlike those found along the tra...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for August 21, 2025
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"Fringes and fractures for episode 30"

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Volcano Watch — Fringes and fractures for episode 30
The past eight months have provided the Island of Hawaiʻi with spectacles of lava fountains at Kīlauea’s summit. These historic episodes began on December 23, 2024, consistently offering locals and vi...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for August 18, 2025
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"To see how the ground moves in Yellowstone, first look at the rest of North America"

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To see how the ground moves in Yellowstone, first look at the rest of North America
Deformation of Earth’s surface can be very subtle.  Accurately detecting how the ground moves in the Yellowstone area requires the right frame of reference.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for August 14, 2025
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"Water in Kīlauea, and its role in its eruptions"

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Volcano Watch — Water in Kīlauea, and its role in its eruptions
When most people think of erupting water, they probably have geysers, like Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, in mind. However, Kīlauea and its diverse style of eruptions are also signi...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for August 11, 2025
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"The many types of fluids that flow in Yellowstone"

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The many types of fluids that flow in Yellowstone
The are many types of fluids that flow between the deep mantle underlying Yellowstone National Park and the atmosphere above it. These fluids drive volcanic and geyser eruptions and transport the sign...
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August 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: HVO Volcano Watch for August 7, 2025
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"Discovery of a Massive Submarine Landslide Near the 1957 Aleutian Earthquake Epicenter"

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Volcano Watch — Discovery of a massive submarine landslide near the 1957 Aleutian earthquake epicenter
As part of a growing national effort to understand seafloor hazards, scientists from the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) Volcano Science Center (VSC) are working across agencies to investigat...
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August 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for August 4, 2025
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"Hunting for Sasquatch (events) at Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone"

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Hunting for Sasquatch (events) at Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone
Sasquatch is a mythical creature with scant evidence to support its existence.  Likewise, eruptions from Black Diamond Pool since last July were almost mythical, with few sightings and ambiguous evide...
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August 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM