One of my favourite times of the year, EGU! If would like to hear more about coupled observations of changes in seismic spectra and velocity changes at multiple volcanoes, don't hesitate to pass by Room 0.96/97 on Wednesday 6 May, at 17:40–17:50 😉.

Visited the Capelinhos volcano on Faial island, site of the 1957-58 eruption. The land visible to the right of the lighthouse (left side of photo) was entirely built during this eruptive episode, which began as submarine volcanism. Truly fascinating to see.

Fieldwork finished so a bit of volcanic island tourism over the next days. Photo is view of Sao Miguel.

A strong supervisory team is always helpful

Weather kind so far, also joined by curious companions. Second day of servicing broadband seismometers with colleagues at Gutenberg University Mainz and IVAR research institute here in the Azores (with soil moisture sensors installed also).

Landed in São Miguel, Azores, to begin fieldwork installing soil moisture sensors on Fogo volcano.

In Potsdam for a couple weeks, visiting GFZ to work on a Geo-INQUIRE project analyzing DAS recordings from Mt Etna. Exciting things to come for sure!

Next September, Istanbul (Türkiye) will host the 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission #ESC2026 With @rosalialobue.bsky.social , B VanderBeek and @asyates2.bsky.social, I will convene Session 55 – Seismology for Volcano Structure and Stress 🌋 www.esc2026.org/medya/sessio...

📢 Happy to share our latest publication, titled "Tracking Subsurface Changes via Frequency Shifts in Volcanic Tremor Spectral Lines: Observations From Mt Etna¨. doi.org/10.1029/2025... More details included in this post. (1/5)

Tracking Subsurface Changes via Frequency Shifts in Volcanic Tremor Spectral Lines: Observations From Mt Etna

Stable spectral peaks (lines) in volcanic tremor undergo frequency changes proportional to seismic velocity changes Frequencies appear to evolve in response to shear-wave velocity changes in the ...

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I do miss that feeling of "wow, this is really well written" when reading student work. (as I review another masters thesis with lit review clearly written by chatgpt, this time with the wrong reference titles to back that up).

Little bit different from my usual work. Putting some nodes out at a site of a recent archaelogical dig in St Lawrence, Jersey. Aim is to apply HVSR towards detecting a layer boundary related to prior human compaction. Lets see!

La Corbière, Jersey

Taking a few extra friends back to Jersey for Christmas this year 🎄 (four smart solo seismic nodes)

Piton de la fournaise volcano in the flesh. Had planned to hike to the summit but not to be with the elevated alert since this morning!

Arrived on La Réunion for a short stay. Realizing how big it really is when i compare it to my island of birth... 😄

The #HayliGubbi #eruption in Afar, Ethiopia, is the first documented eruption at this poorly known volcano. Was it entirely unexpected? Difficult to say - Berhe Goitom and colleagues already reported some seismicity in 2011-2012 so perhaps there was already some geophysical unrest for a while:

Karen Fontijn@volckaren.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Afar volcanism is known for its dyke intrusions and lava lake at Erta Ale, but here is an example of what looks like a pretty sizeable explosive eruption at a previously barely studied volcano, Hayli Gubbi 🌋🌋

As Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, we can see its approach over the past few days on seismometers. Strong winds generated by hurricanes create ocean waves and pressure fluctuations that cause stronger up and down movements in the water column, which seismometers record.

Leaving the Aeolien islands with a bang.

Didn't quite understand what I was getting when I ordered the Vulcano pizza 😅. Think I've hit my pizza dough quota for awhile

Fieldwork finished, was a good one! Now we patiently wait to see if the boats will resume; Aeolien islands living up to their name.

Just about finishing up on Panarea island, over two hundred short-term nodal deployments towards mapping hydrothermal alteration, with @jonaspaetzel.bsky.social and Adrian Thorn.

Having Stromboli as an 'office' view for the past few days has been quite something! A couple more days of fieldwork planned, then a cheeky trip to the volcano for a bit of tourism ;)

Definitely a bunch of fieldwork left unshared during the past year, but this can change ;) Currently undertaking fieldwork in Panarea, Italy, with scientists from Brussels, Ghent, and Namur, to map zones of hydrothermal alteration. Worse places to be in October 😎.

This was not a planned shot ^^; almost surprisingly, first time visiting a UK institution.

Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK@durhamearthsci.bsky.social · last yr.

Visiting the department this week is Dr. Alexander Yates @asyates2.bsky.social from @ulbruxelles.bsky.social. Today, Alec started our VolcCoffee seminar series with a presentation on his research into seismic noises and how they can be used to improve our understanding of volcanic systems! 🌋🌐📈

Flying in for a 2 week visit to University of Helsinki 👌

On the same day that i graduated from my first degree eleven years ago, i defended my PhD 🙂. Thanks to FB for letting me know of that little coincidence. And thanks to this great team 👌👌 (sorry Co, there isnt one photo where at least one of us isnt looking the wrong way 😅). On to 🇧🇪 for a Post-doc.

New paper: Led by newly-awarded Dr, Anna Brookfield (& her first paper!): 'Magmatic volatile content and the overpressure ‘sweet spot’: implications for volcanic eruption triggering and style': authors.elsevier.com/a/1i2ys1LkU3...

Funny little coincidence. Said today I would make scones for the lab; would be the first time since my last ones were sent flying by the Kaikoura earthquake (having been left out on a tray). Just realised it was the 7-year anniversary today of the EQ ^^. Stars are aligned to remake these scones.

Haven't seen this posted on here yet, but saw this in a twitter post (map.is), a nice free tool that can be used to view recent IMO earthquake locations. Here's the activity in the last 6 hours (for example). Just bringing it here as I'm trying to avoid using twitter (X) if i can!

Very informative update on the potential eruption in Iceland from official local organization🧪⚒️ “A magma corridor lies under the town of Grindavík A fissure could open anywhere in that magma corridor The town has been evacuated. The evacuation was announced at midnight” www.ruv.is/english/2023...

Grindavík evacuated and Level of Danger: LIVE - RÚV.is

A magma corridor lies under the town of GrindavíkA fissure could open anywhere in that magma corridorThe town has been evacuated. The evacuation was announced at midnightCivil Defence declared a Leve...

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