Older «Specials»
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A SOL friend follows Chaiten Eruption |
Our italo-chilean friend Alberto Trivero Rivera recorded from Chiloe Island (southern Chile) the subplinian eruption (May 2008) of Chaiten volcano, which erupted after a period of inactivity which has lasted for about 9400 years. |
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Mammatus Clouds in Storm and Volcano Anvils |
"Mammatus Clouds" (breast shape!) were observed by Marco from his home in Sistiana (Trieste, Italy, top panels) after a thunderstorm on 2 April 2008. Very similar formations were seen in Etna plumes from the Southeast Crater in June 2000. |
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Marco training for STS mission 125 to ISS |
(1.4.2008) Marco Fulle has been selected as mission specialist for Space Shuttle mission STS 125 to the International Space Station due to launch in April 2009. Fulle will be operating PASMEX4LL (PAyload bay Small EXperiment for Lava Lakes) in ESA's Columbus Laboratoy. |
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Rainbow, lava flows and the sea |
Two kilometres south of Pozzillo Etna lava flows of Santa Tecla are accessible. Here the Arabs built a tower on one of the basaltic pinnacles. Note thin interference arclets just inside the primary rainbow which extends even below the local horizon. Photo Marco Fulle 21. October 2007. |
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SOL's research project on Pele's hair". |
(1.4.2006) In December 2006 Roberto Carniel undertook a research project into the formation and metamorphosis of the volcanological phenomen commonly referred to as Pele's hair: Preliminary results of this study. |
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Comet and a "lava lake". |
SOL team members are fascinated by astronomical phenomena as well as volcanic landscapes. During twilight of 12 January 2007, Marco enjoyed the rare view of the bright head of comet McNaught at perihelion, halfway between the planet Mercury and the Sun, plunging into a red "lava lake"! |
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Lava People |
Special thanks to Tom Pfeiffer, Giovanni Tomarchio, Etna Guides, in particular Rosario Basile (photo), Turi Carbonaro, Andrea Ercolani, Carmelo Ferlito, Alfio, Andrea and Nino Mazzaglia, to Finanza Guards, Etna Park Rangers and INGV volcanologists, in particular Boris Behncke, Sonia Calvari and Marco Neri. |
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Hotel complex on Strombolicchio |
(060401) Construction has started of a new touristic complex on the volcanic neck northeast of Stromboli island, known as Strombolicchio. Plans call for a five star hotel offering up to 50 luxury suites, all facing the island of Stromboli. In case you are worried - note date of this special ;-) |
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Ethiopia |
From some deep layers within SOL layers we bring back to light the Lalibela churches, deeply buried in and excavated from lava traps in the Ethiopian highlands [more]. |
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Stromboli |
Due to the decline of tourism on Stromboli, hotel and restaurant owners have resorted to unexpected measures. In order to reduce dependency on local income they recently began to adopt a strategy of diversification by joining forces with mainland and overseas investors ;-) |
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Erta Ale |
Stromboli online may be the «dinosaur» of volcanosites, but it is very much alive and kicking! We are proud of our 10th anniversary and celebrate this monumental date by offering much improved and bigger than ever videoclips of the lava lake of Erta Ale. |
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Etna |
Marco and Jürg, when visiting the 2004 flank eruption of Etna, also encountered an «eruption of ladybirds». Millions were seen at Etna South (2000 m.a.s.l.) and many also tavelled up the mountain to nearly 3000 m.a.s.l. |
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Stromboli and White Island |
Snoopy, after having spent an exiting time on Popocatepetl (cf. bottom of this page), must have gone on to Stromboli. Note that Snoopy can be seen in action in a movie presented in our Stromboli livecam archive. Another thermophile organism was seen by the White Island livecam. |
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Lipari |
Dangerous and difficult is the work of a volcanologist. Locomotion in the field is often by unusual means of transport. Here Jürg is seen en route to field research on the great volcanic island of Lipari. |
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Vesuvius |
60 years have passed since Vesuvius had it's last eruption. When will the next one start? How about participating, meanwhile and virtually, in climbs in 1800, 1900 and 2002? |
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Christmas |
Image sent to us by Stromboli resident [larger picture] |
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Livecam |
Yes, the Stromboli livecam is dead for now. However you might like to browse through some archived images, some serious ones and some not so serious ones... [more] |
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Etna 73 |
Yes, we're all getting older.... This photo was taken no less than 30 years ago! More on Etna in 1973 |
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Fumo |
Maintaining Stromboli online is, occasionally, compromised by Jürg's neighbour's cat. "Fumo's" ("Smoky" in English) affection for all matters volcanic are understandable but sometimes leads to typos on our pages. Yes - they are all Fumo's fault! [larger picture] |
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Lavaflow 1985 |
Almost exactly 17 years b efore the 2002 lava flow, on 6. December 1985, there was a powerful eruption which sent an ash colum to a height of about 2000m above the craters. Then a lava flow emerged at 680m.a.s.l. (top left and centre) which reached the sea via the Sciara del Fuoco [more]. |
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Christmas |
Comet Hyakutake (upper right), bright Venus (center), and an eruption of Stromboli's Northeast crater on 15. April 1996. More "astro-volcanological" images. |
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Snoopy goes volcanic! |
Two years ago the CENAPRED livecam showed a small ash eruption from Popocatepetl. The image was doctered only very slightly by Jürg. |
