Check out these recent images detailing activity at Nyamuragira just posted from photovolcanica.com . . These images were taken between monday (1/23) and wednesday (1/25) of this week. . . We talked about the African volcano Nyamuragira just recently in … Continue reading → […]

Researchers may have discovered the driving force that delivers kimberlite from deep within the Earth to a surface eruption at supersonic speeds. Diamonds do not form from coal […]

“Since the establishment of the Acid Rain Program, of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, there have been substantial reductions in sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions from power plants that use fossil fuels, which are known to be the primary causes of acid rain. As of 2009, emissions of SO2 and NOx declined by [...] […]

In the Mississippi River Delta Plain, there are large expanses of floating marsh. This unique ecosystem is dominated by a variety of grasses and forbs, which can create a buoyant mat that floats on a layer of water. How these marshes form and some of their unique features are described. […]

President Obama proposes a tax credit that will refund 50% of the extra cost paid for a natural gas-fueled truck above what would have been paid for the same truck with a diesel or gasoline fuel system. This is the type of incentive needed to assure that US natural gas contributes to US energy independence. […]

“Turkmenistan has some of the largest natural gas reserves in the world, yet the country faces a myriad of challenges in bringing those reserves to world markets. It is geographically far from end-use markets and lacks sufficient pipeline infrastructure to export more hydrocarbons.” Quoted from the EIA report. […]

“NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet that transits, or passes in front of, the star.” Quoted from the NASA press release. […]

A Washington Post article presents how people in Japan have new ideas about nuclear power since the March 2011 earthquake/tsunami. […]

“A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most recently launched Earth-observing satellite – Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth’s surface taken on January 4, 2012. The NPP satellite was renamed ‘Suomi NPP’ on January 24, 2012 to honor the late Verner [...] […]

An article on BusinessWeek.com reports that the recent slump in natural gas prices could save US homeowners $16.5 billion if prices persist for a year. […]

DOE/FE asked the U.S. Energy Information Administration to assess how specified scenarios of increased natural gas exports could affect domestic energy markets, focusing on consumption, production, and prices. […]

Sand dunes are a dominant surface feature on Saturn’s moon Titan. They cover about 13% of the moon’s surface – an area about the same size as the United States. Instead of quartz sand the sand is a solid hydrocarbon! […]

Kilauea Talk

Pictures of Current Kilauea Surface Flow at HVO Website

Here at Kilauea Talk we like to think about the continuing eruption of Kilauea and imagine the long-term effects on the shape and size of Kilauea such an extended eruption can have.  By long-term think geologic time, not the  minuscule time-frame of […]

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