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Rosalia Lo Bue 🌋 @rosalialobue.bsky.social · 3d

Earthquakes at #MountEtna reveal magma ascent from deep to shallow crust. 🌋
Temporal variations in #bvalue track magma movement through the volcano’s plumbing system.

Read our new study in #ScienceAdvances ⬇️

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#Volcanology #Seismology #EarthScience #ingv @science.org

Earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution at Mount Etna sheds light on magma ascent in the volcano’s plumbing system

Earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution tracks magma ascent from the deep crust to the surface.

www.science.org

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jul 30

Advancing our understanding of these hidden processes is essential for improving seismic and tsunami hazard assessment—especially in regions that are otherwise difficult to study directly.

Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jul 30

Understanding these systems is critical. For such reason I’m working on a project aiming to monitor subduction slip behavior using remote seismological techniques. By analyzing teleseismic signals, we investigate subtle precursory phases and slow slip phenomena.

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jul 30

A strong #earthquake struck the #Kamchatka Peninsula the night of July 29–30, triggering a #tsunami warning in Pacific.
Events like this highlight the seismic threat posed by offshore #subductionzones and their potential for global-scale impact (in terms of human lives and economic consequences)

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jul 2

In the Northern Hemisphere people talk about #climatechange only from June to September.

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Rosalia Lo Bue 🌋 @rosalialobue.bsky.social · Jun 15

Ever wondered how #seismic #anisotropy unveils the hidden dynamics of the #Mediterranean? 🌍

Discover our brand-new anisotropic #tomography — bringing fresh insights into crustal structures and mantle flow.

👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...

⬇️ More related papers from our team in the comments!

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 12

It involved the @universityofleeds.bsky.social, Università degli Studi di Padova, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, @ingvterremoti.bsky.social and the European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 12

It has been conducted in collaboration with @rosalialobue.bsky.social, Brandon VanderBeek, Manuele Faccenda, Judith Confal, Seda Yolsal-Çevikbilen, Tuna Eken, Ceyhun Erman, Paola Baccheschi and Silvia Pondrelli.

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 12

The new anisotropic 3D tomography model provides:

🟢 An updated view of major slabs (Alboran, Apennines, Alps, Dinarides, Carpathians, Hellenic)
🟢 Clear imaging of slab windows and back-arc basin dynamics
🟢 Detailed anisotropic patterns tracing mantle flow and tectonic evolution

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ani-MR25: the Mediterranean in 3-D 🫵

A new reference for those working on geodynamics, subduction processes, and upper mantle structure.

🎥 Below: dynamic 3D visualizations of the slab models (Alps -> Apennines -> Alboran -> Hellenic -> Carpathians in one movie!)
👉 doi.org/10.1029/2024...

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 2

Both works represent important steps forward, each shedding light on different facets of the volcano’s internal workings. And there's more to come: other studies are currently in preparation.

#geoscience #seismology #research #EarthScience #scienceupdate

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 2

📍 The second study, led by PhD student Gianmarco Del Piccolo, identifies a pressurized magma storage system within a radial dike network located between 6 and 16 km depth—a configuration that could play a key role in Etna’s eruptive behavior.
Go and have a look: lnkd.in/dxp3kThZ

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 2

Anisotropy helps trace geological features and offer new insight into how tectonic deformation and volcanic processes interact in this complex setting.

Go and have a look: lnkd.in/dRakqpQi

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 2

📍 The first study, led by Dr @rosalialobue.bsky.social , presents the first-ever P-wave anisotropic tomography based on local earthquakes recorded around Etna.
It provides high-resolution 3D images of both isotropic and anisotropic seismic structures beneath the #volcano.

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Jun 2

#Etna is speaking loudly today
Its activity intensified, producing an impressive plume, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and, later, sustained lava fountains.
This episode comes just as two recent scientific studies offer fresh perspectives on Etna’s internal structure and dynamics.

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Daniele D. @danieled.bsky.social · Jun 2

🔴 L' #Etna ha generato un flusso piroclastico dal Cratere di Sud-Est, senza superare la Valle del Leone.
In corso fontana di lava, tremore e attività infrasonica molto elevati.
Nessuna deformazione significativa rilevata.

(segui t.me/BlueDotNews)

#eruzione #Sicilia #allerta

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · Apr 29

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers

Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

predirections.substack.com

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · Mar 16

"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity..."

― Marie Curie

Image in the public domain, circa 1900, by unknown author

🧪 ⚛️ #histsci

Portrait of Marie Curie by unknown author, c.1900.
Marie is sitting in a chair, with her left arm resting on one armrest and the other in her lap. She is wearing a dark dress from that era.

Via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M._Curie_1900.jpg

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Boris Behncke @borisetneo.bsky.social · Mar 16

A few scenes of the new Strombolian activity at #Etna 's Southeast Crater during the night of 15-16 March 2025, seen from 5 km distance. Looks big, but actually this is a rather modest activity for Etna standards.

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Mar 14

I’m a big fan of @specfem.org
I used it in our 2024 GJI study to generate a waveform dataset for testing a tomographic method and assessing distortions in slab recovery. The geodynamic model and seismic dataset will be publicly available soon for benchmarking!

#Seismology

doi.org/10.1093/gji/...

Artificial age-independent seismic anisotropy, slab thickening and shallowing due to limited resolving power of (an)isotropic tomography

SUMMARY. Seismic anisotropy is key to constrain mantle flow, but it is challenging to image and interpret it. Existing large-scale tomography models of sei

doi.org

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Karen Yip @kbyip.bsky.social · Mar 11

Kilauea started fountaining again in the last hour.

www.youtube.com/live/oG5zz9S...

Screenshot from USGS livestream in Kilauea’s crater. Glowing orange lava erupting vertically and also flowing on surface toward the left

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Francesco Rappisi @seismofra.bsky.social · Mar 11

You had it coming, mommy 🍦

SE Illinois Connected @seilconnected.bsky.social · Mar 11

4-year-old boy calls 911 after ‘bad mom’ eats his ice cream

Facebook / Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department(MOUNT PLEASANT, WI) -- I scream, you scream, a 4-year-old boy has called the cops after his mother ate his ice cream, police have said.The incident...

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Stephen Hicks @seismo-steve.bsky.social · Mar 11

Your last chance to register for our Ocean Bottom Geophysics meeting on Friday at the Royal Astronomical Society, London. We have an exciting lineup of presentations. You can also join our meeting online.
Tickets only £17 for in-person attendance and £6 online - a bargain!
ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...

Ocean Bottom Geophysics: Progress and Perspectives

RAS Meetings | Friday, 14 of March 2025 - 10:30 | Ocean Bottom Geophysics: Progress and Perspectives

ras.ac.uk

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kosmi.bsky.social @kosmi.bsky.social · Mar 9

Today's view of Etna volcano in Sicily.

Image taken by Sentinel-2.

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