Peter LaFemina
@volcanodr.bsky.social
Geoscientist interested in tectonic, magmatic and volcanic systems. Remote sensing and UAS.
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Still smiling after another amazing visit to Yasur volcano in Vanuatu just over a week ago. We were there to help VMGD install new infrasound microphones in their monitoring network, a vital tool for tracking eruptive activity.
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Still smiling after another amazing visit to Yasur volcano in Vanuatu just over a week ago. We were there to help VMGD install new infrasound microphones in their monitoring network, a vital tool for tracking eruptive activity.
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So pleased to see two of my favorite stations #WPSU and @whyy.org join forces to keep public media alive in central PA
(and thanks to Penn State Trustees for reversing course in supporting this venture): www.psu.edu/news/adminis...
(and thanks to Penn State Trustees for reversing course in supporting this venture): www.psu.edu/news/adminis...
Penn State Board of Trustees approves new deal for WPSU | Penn State University
The Penn State Board of Trustees today unanimously approved the material terms of a proposed transaction to transfer the operating assets of WPSU public radio and television stations to WHYY, a public...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
So pleased to see two of my favorite stations #WPSU and @whyy.org join forces to keep public media alive in central PA
(and thanks to Penn State Trustees for reversing course in supporting this venture): www.psu.edu/news/adminis...
(and thanks to Penn State Trustees for reversing course in supporting this venture): www.psu.edu/news/adminis...
Taxi-H2OTaxi-Lancha-H2OTaxi-Taxi-H2OTaxi-Bus-Plane. Back to Quito after a successful 2 weeks of geodetic & seismic research w/ @igepnecuador.bsky.social @andyfbell.bsky.social @hernarado.bsky.social @earthscope.org @ Sierra Negra volcano.
August 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Taxi-H2OTaxi-Lancha-H2OTaxi-Taxi-H2OTaxi-Bus-Plane. Back to Quito after a successful 2 weeks of geodetic & seismic research w/ @igepnecuador.bsky.social @andyfbell.bsky.social @hernarado.bsky.social @earthscope.org @ Sierra Negra volcano.
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🎉💪🔥
A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
May 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🎉💪🔥
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It’s Earth Day, and some of us have spent not just our careers but our whole lives loving + studying the Earth. It is not an easy time. But I hope you take a moment today to look at something beautiful, eat something delicious, squish someone you love, pet a dog, remember the nice parts. Yay Earth.
April 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It’s Earth Day, and some of us have spent not just our careers but our whole lives loving + studying the Earth. It is not an easy time. But I hope you take a moment today to look at something beautiful, eat something delicious, squish someone you love, pet a dog, remember the nice parts. Yay Earth.
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Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.
Just because.
Just because.
March 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.
Just because.
Just because.
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Two years ago today was one of the most thrilling moments of my life when I captured this sunrise eruption of Guatemala's Volcán de Fuego. My drone was much closer than I realized, and the eruption was the largest I saw in my two days up there. I may never again film something as remarkable as this:
March 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Two years ago today was one of the most thrilling moments of my life when I captured this sunrise eruption of Guatemala's Volcán de Fuego. My drone was much closer than I realized, and the eruption was the largest I saw in my two days up there. I may never again film something as remarkable as this:
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I wonder if this inconvenient (for the fossil fuel industry) plot has something to do with it? 🤔
March 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I wonder if this inconvenient (for the fossil fuel industry) plot has something to do with it? 🤔
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Notice to flat-Earthers all around the globe: Please alert the authorities if tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse looks like this:
March 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Notice to flat-Earthers all around the globe: Please alert the authorities if tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse looks like this:
Santiago crater, Masaya caldera, Nicaragua. On March 2, 2024, the south crater wall collapsed (debris cone lower right) burying the lava lake. The shallow magma degassed through two small vents (right center & lower left).
February 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Santiago crater, Masaya caldera, Nicaragua. On March 2, 2024, the south crater wall collapsed (debris cone lower right) burying the lava lake. The shallow magma degassed through two small vents (right center & lower left).
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USGS YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for Feb 24, 2025
#volcano
Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi—how similar are they?
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#volcano
Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi—how similar are they?
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi—how similar are they?
The US hosts two of the world’s most famous volcanic systems: Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi. These systems a well known for producing large volumes of magma through time and leaving chains of volcanic featu...
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February 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
USGS YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for Feb 24, 2025
#volcano
Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi—how similar are they?
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
#volcano
Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi—how similar are they?
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...