We are pleased that the first episodes (Hawai'i, Italy, Indonesia and Danakil) of the new HD TV documentary by Michael Dalton featuring VolcanoDiscovery on expedition is on air!

Current air times:
http://www.oasishd.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=433:volcanicodysseys&catid=25:catv&Itemid=3#

There are few forces on earth that equal the power and destructive force of a volcano. Their impact has helped shape this planet, altered climates, and laid waste to entire civilizations. That destructive power has terrified, awed and fascinated humans for centuries. However for those who understand them, they are beautiful spectacles of the earth’s inner mechanism at work. Out of the approximately 550 active volcanoes on the planet, few are ever destructive. They remain content to put on a spectacle for all those near, or increasing numbers of adventurers who dare to venture to remote locations to watch one of natures most incredible shows.

Where there is a demand, there is opportunity. A small German based company company founded by Volcanologist Tom Pfeiffer, together with his team of local experts, cater to the adventurous and volcano curious and take guests on exciting journeys around the world to the most eruptive volcanoes. From the notorious and deadly Krakatoa, to the remote and inhospitable heat of the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia, Volcano Discovery will follow Tom and his crew as they l take viewers into world of beauty and awe of this somewhat misunderstood spectacle.

After 7 years of closure, following the tragic accident of the roof collapse of the newly built shelter in 2005, the archeological site of Akrotiri on Santorini (Greece) is now open for visitors again.
The site shows a small part of an excavated city that flourished in the 17th century BC, but like Pompeii almost 2000 years alter, was buried by the ash of a large volcanic eruption on Santorini, the Minoan eruption at around 1613 BC. It is one of the most important archeological sites not only in Greece, but in whole SE Europe and in itself makes a visit to Santorini worthwhile.

Wenn jemand Interesse an einem 5-7 Tage-Ausflug nach Santorini im Februar ist, wenden Sie sich bitte in Verbindung.
Wir wollen haben einen Blick auf Nea Kameni, Foto der Insel im Winter, und natürlich nach lokalen Quellen und Informationen über die aktuelle Erdbeben und die Fragen im Zusammenhang mit einer möglichen Eruption in der nahe und mittlere Zukunft schauen. Santorini verdient auf jeden Fall einen Besuch im Winter. Wahrscheinlich werden es stürmisch, nass und kalt, aber perfekt, seine raue Schönheit ohne Touristen zu schätzen wissen.

Einer unserer Teilnehmer auf die kommende Tour von Äthiopien ist auf der Suche nach möglich Reisebegleiter für eine Seite-Tour zu besuchen Lake Hyak, Kombolcha Bati, Awash und Harar von 10-17 Februar.
"I have organized a vehicle, driver, guide and accommodation to visit Lake Hyak, Kombolcha, Bati livestock market (Mondays: the largest in East Africa), & then drive to Awash, and onto Harar for a couple of nights there. Fly to Addis Ababa from Dire Dawa. Domestic flight is $74 USD. There would be a couple of seats available if someone from your trip wishes to do something similar. We could then share the costs."

If you are interested, please contact us.

If anyone is interested in joining a trip to Nicaragua to see Concepcion, Masaya (Night/Day), San Cristobal, Montotombo, Santa Clara, Telica, Cerro Negro, El Hoyo Volcanoes from 5th to 14th January 2012 please get in touch. Please note you need to be in good physical condition to do the tour as it is very active and not much rest time.

Gerne möchte ich Euch zu meiner Vernissage am Montag in Crailsheim einladen. Es ist zwar etwas kurzfristig, doch wir sind gerade erst wieder von einer längeren Expedition zurückgekehrt. Vielleicht habt Ihr trotzdem spontan Lust und Zeit, ich würde mich sehr freuen!
Die Ausstellung findet vom 15.11. bis 31.01.2012 statt.

Mein besonderer Dank geht an die Sparkasse Schwäbisch Hall in Crailsheim für die Durchführung der Ausstellung, an Guy Franquinet und Famillie von PPAF e.V. fuer die Umsetzung, an CANON Deutschland für die Kameras und Objektive, an VISA POUR L'IMAGE fuer die Drucke der Bilder und an GEO fuer den Fotoauftrag. Die Geschichte zu den Bildern der Ausstellung gibt's zum Nachlesen in der GEO (4/11).

Der Erlös des Verkaufes geht an www.pacific-people.com und hilft den Menschen auf den Fotos in Papua Neuguinea beim Bau einer neuen Schule. Seit kurzem vermitteln wir auch Schulpatenschaften- vielleicht ein tolles Weihnachtsgeschenk? ;)

Herzliche Grüsse und noch einen schönen Sonntagabend,
Ulla

The earth tremors at Katla volcano are increasing. The most are located directly under the Caldera.
The pic shows the provisorily bridge which was quickly builded two days after a smlaal glacier flodd damaged the normal bridge west of VIK in the very south of Iceland.

more information and map:
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/

Eruption reader Luis Miguel Godinho directed me to the following interesting article about crepuscular rays caused by volcanic aerosols in the stratosphere at sunset:
VOLCANIC SUNSETS:
Sky watchers in Europe should be alert for volcanic sunsets. “For the past week, we’ve seen unusual twilight rays probably caused by high-attitude aerosols from Nabro, a volcano which erupted in Eritrea on June 13th,” reports Petr Horalek from the Ondřejov Observatory of the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. This is how the sky looked on Aug. 23rd:

“Around 20 minutes after sunset these significant crepuscular rays appeared like shining fingers in the western sky,” he describes. “The rays were so strong, I could see them almost directly overhead; and in the south, they stretched across the horizon like great red and purple stripes.”

Purple is one of the telltale colors of a volcanic sunset. Fine volcanic aerosols in the stratosphere scatter blue light which, when mixed with ordinary sunset red.

Source: www.spaceweather.com
Image credit: Monika Landy-Gyebnar of Veszprem, Hungary