Geology Picture of the Week, September 10-16, 2006: Fresh activity on Etna (with Webcam link)

Etna Volcan Sicilien ^ | Septembre 2006 | Charles Riviere

[cogitator]

Very recent (and a bit blurry) shot of summit eruptive activity on Etna:

Webcam link: (checked late Monday; Cam 3 showed incandescent gas for one frame (it's night); check early morning in USA to see where it's looking.

Etna Webcams

[cogitator]

There are only a few places where the Webcam can show you an ongoing eruption; this is one of them.

[cogitator]

** ping **

[TWfromTEXAS]

bttt

[NRA2BFree]

That's awesome! Would you please add me to your ping list?

[cogitator]

That's awesome! Would you please add me to your ping list?

Done.

[NRA2BFree]

Thank you so much! :o)

[cogitator]

I won't do this very often, but as of 3:20 PM EDT 09/13/2006, the Etna Webcams (primarily 1 and 3) are showing incandescent activity.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Thanks.

My nomination for the BEST geology reference on earthquakes and tectonic movement: Dr. Bruce Bolt's "Earthquakes and Geological Discovery" Excellent (short), very complete-but-not-mathematical but clearly explained book about earthquakes, plates, volcanism, and what actually happens to the waves, the earth, and the buildings around a quake. 217 pages, great graphics or pictures on every page.

Best overall geology book: Cattermole's Building Planet Earth. 5 Billion Years of Earth History