'Several experts pointed AFP to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program (GVP) for yearly data on volcanic activity. 'Recent activity has not been higher than normal,' Edward Venzke, a senior data researcher at the Smithsonian, said November 15.'
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How do you know you are looking at trusted content when reading posts about volcanic activity?

1. Always, always follow the official agency who has responsibility for monitoring volcanic activity. For Iceland, this is Veðurstofa Íslands / Icelandic Met Office

NEW: After three essentially safe outbursts on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland is bracing itself for what could be a highly destructive fourth eruption.

Here’s what we know, what we don’t know, and what may come to pass.

Me, for National Geographic nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…

435 is arbitrary.

435 is unrepresentative.

435 breaks the constitution.

435 needs to go.

I was explaining to a student recently how we did literature searches in the 1980s and 1990s.

We had to look up articles in a printed copy of Index Medicus, and then pushed a trolley around the library to collect the journals so we could photocopy the articles.

We also had to…

Cultists gonna Cult. Do the dead that get 'baptized' suddenly receive magical undies in whatever 'afterlife' they exist? Real bummer for nudists who are just trying to dead their best death.

I did it again. But this time I knew on Monday that it would happen as I worked through some recent papers. Had to merge two together.
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Had not expected to drop a volcano off the Holocene list today, but sometimes stuff just happens on a Friday when it's quiet in the office. Same volcano went from being a single small cone to being a field of six vent locations.

This is hands down one of the rarest volcano footage I’ve ever seen and possibly the first and only drone shot in the world showing a volcanic fissure opening up in real time. This was captured in Iceland two days ago by Jakob Vegerfors - shared with his permission.

Pushy people who feel entitled to an immediate email response for a trivial random issue get bumped way down the priority list. Especially on a Friday.

Happy Nine-Fingered American Men Recognition Day!

Came across this song again tonight. Not a 'classic' song from my generation, but when it was new 10 years ago my kids were listening. It felt like a theme song for an important friendship of many years. Then they blew it up. And, stupidly, it still hurts.
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Every point *does* count at the European Team Championships!

Seventh in the shot put, Jolien Boumkwo 🇧🇪 steps in for the 100m hurdles at the very last minute in #Silesia2023 ! 👏

#EG2023

(@TeamBelgium, The EOC: home of the European Games & EYOF)

At the hearing for the deputy NASA administrator today, nominee Jim Morhard was asked by Ed Markey if he agrees with the scientific consensus that humans are the dominant influence on climate. He said he couldn't say.
Well, I'm a scientist, and I can. Here's why. (thread)

Something for both rum and pineapple fans. Summer fruit salad addition maybe?

YOU ROARED FOR US. WE ROAR FOR YOU.

SWEETER BY THE DOZEN 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Today feels very long.

Over 200 dogs surprised a lifelong dog lover for his 100th birthday. Dr. Robert Moore has always loved dogs. For his big milestone, his daughter Alison decided to post on Nextdoor asking people to bring their dogs in front of their house to wish Robert a happy birthday...

To all the companies calling people back to the office full-time: Don't mistake presence for performance.

Showing up is not a sign of commitment or contribution. It's an act of compliance.

What matters is the value people create, not the place they inhabit.