This week's Featured Links post has links to articles about how an update to the Drake equation suggests we may be alone in the galaxy, how Hispanics in South Florida are fighting disinformation, will Musk's Starlink satellites lead to Kessler syndrome, and more.
'The methods used to collect, interpret, and disseminate map data have been evolving ever since [Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's] founding in 1912, and a digital tool newly available to the public continues that legacy of innovation. The new digital tool is an interactive, browser-based display of map data that can be updated in near-real-time with eruption features, such as lava flows.'
A drone picture shows lava spewing from the site of the volcanic eruption north of Grindavik, photographed from Sylingarfell, Iceland, December 19, 2023. REUTERS/Sigurdur Davidsson
Lava erupts from a fissure east of the Leilani Estates subdivision during an eruption of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester
A little bit hazy, but had the rare treat of being able to see four PNW volcanos at one time from my flight out of Seattle yesterday. From left to right are (indigenous names first) Klickitat (a.k.a. Adams), Wy'east (a.k.a. Hood, way in the distance), Tahoma (a.k.a. Rainier), and Lawetlat'la (a.k.a. St. Helens).
#MountRuang, located in in North #Sulawesi Province, first erupted at 9:45pm (13:45 GMT) on Tuesday sending billowing clouds of smoke and ash high into the sky.
Officials worry that part of the #volcano could collapse into the sea and cause a #tsunami as it did during a previous eruption in 1871 (#Krakatoa).
#Grindavík, #Iceland
A volcano that erupted three times between December and February continues to spew lava and emit smoke as the northern lights appear over the town