Ben Ireland
@benirevolc.bsky.social
Volcano Geodesy PhD student at Uni of Bristol Earth Sci 🌋🛰 Advisor for GeoTenerife 🇮🇨 | Keen MTBer 🚵 DM’s open-Get in touch! 💬 He/Him. Views my own
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New around here, getting to know the place :)
Twitter/X: @BensVolcanology
Posts-Volcanoes/La Palma/GIS/RS
New around here, getting to know the place :)
Twitter/X: @BensVolcanology
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Ben Ireland
@benirevolc.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Hey folks! I’m trying out a migration to here from the chaos of the old place!
Hoping to be part of a growing and positive volcano/disaster community on here :)
I’m a Volcano Remote Sensing PhD student at Bristol Uni, feel free to follow and reach out to chat! 🌋🛰️
Hoping to be part of a growing and positive volcano/disaster community on here :)
I’m a Volcano Remote Sensing PhD student at Bristol Uni, feel free to follow and reach out to chat! 🌋🛰️
Reintroducing myself on here after well, you know *waves hands*, I don’t post super-often on any platform but hoping to interact and post more on here going forwards! 🌋
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COMET InSAR Training Workshop 2025 Resources Now Available!
📹 Full video recordings are live on the COMET YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0tb...
📊 Presentation slides and practical materials are available on GitHub: comet-licsar.github.io/ciw.html#com...
📹 Full video recordings are live on the COMET YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0tb...
📊 Presentation slides and practical materials are available on GitHub: comet-licsar.github.io/ciw.html#com...
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
COMET InSAR Training Workshop 2025 Resources Now Available!
📹 Full video recordings are live on the COMET YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0tb...
📊 Presentation slides and practical materials are available on GitHub: comet-licsar.github.io/ciw.html#com...
📹 Full video recordings are live on the COMET YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0tb...
📊 Presentation slides and practical materials are available on GitHub: comet-licsar.github.io/ciw.html#com...
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Following the #HayliGubbi eruption, our paper on the Erta Ale dike of Jun-Jul is finally out. InSAR, optical data and seismicity showed the temporal evolution of the intrusion and the interaction of magmatic sources, including a sill inflation in Hayli Gubbi. @earth-science.bsky.social #geoscience
Frontiers | Segmented dike intrusion linked to multi-level magma storage during and before the 2025 eruption at Erta Ale (East Africa)
IntroductionDike intrusions can assist continental rifting and plate divergence. However, our understanding of the magma dynamics during diking and the archi...
www.frontiersin.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Following the #HayliGubbi eruption, our paper on the Erta Ale dike of Jun-Jul is finally out. InSAR, optical data and seismicity showed the temporal evolution of the intrusion and the interaction of magmatic sources, including a sill inflation in Hayli Gubbi. @earth-science.bsky.social #geoscience
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Our preliminary analysis of the satellite observations of the #hayligubbi #eruption is now available online: comet.nerc.ac.uk/event-respon.... Details of the eruption onset, SO2 emissions and precursory deformation.
Event Response Reports - COMET
25th November 2025: COMET Event Response Report 2.4 – Erta Ale/Hayli Gubbi Purpose/Caveats: This event response report was produced to assist situational awarenessand rapid response efforts. It repres...
comet.nerc.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Our preliminary analysis of the satellite observations of the #hayligubbi #eruption is now available online: comet.nerc.ac.uk/event-respon.... Details of the eruption onset, SO2 emissions and precursory deformation.
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Activity at Hayli Gubbi began in July when there was an eruption at Erte Ale. Magma propagated 30 km south passing under Hayli Gubbi. Since then, there has been a small plume, quasi-continuous SO2 emissions and uplift. Details in @uk-comet.bsky.social event response report: tinyurl.com/y3nfdfj8
tinyurl.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Activity at Hayli Gubbi began in July when there was an eruption at Erte Ale. Magma propagated 30 km south passing under Hayli Gubbi. Since then, there has been a small plume, quasi-continuous SO2 emissions and uplift. Details in @uk-comet.bsky.social event response report: tinyurl.com/y3nfdfj8
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Thanks Tim. @planet.com imagery from Nov 24 show some subsidence in the southern half of the Erta Ale caldera after the #HayliGubbi eruption (plus widespread ash deposits).
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Thanks Tim. @planet.com imagery from Nov 24 show some subsidence in the southern half of the Erta Ale caldera after the #HayliGubbi eruption (plus widespread ash deposits).
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An explosive #eruption of Hayli Gubbi #volcano, located SE of Erta'Ale in the Afar Rift (Ethiopia), began at ~08:30 UTC on Nov 23. Eruption onset was fortuitously captured by a @planet.com overpass at 08:31 UTC. Hayli Gubbi has no record of Holocene eruptions. Toulouse VAAC reporting ash to ~15 km.
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
An explosive #eruption of Hayli Gubbi #volcano, located SE of Erta'Ale in the Afar Rift (Ethiopia), began at ~08:30 UTC on Nov 23. Eruption onset was fortuitously captured by a @planet.com overpass at 08:31 UTC. Hayli Gubbi has no record of Holocene eruptions. Toulouse VAAC reporting ash to ~15 km.
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Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈
ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.
#SpaceForAll
ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.
#SpaceForAll
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈
ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.
#SpaceForAll
ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.
#SpaceForAll
September was a big month for reconstruction in #LaPalma following the 2021 eruption; 4th anniversary, new laws, research papers, and an eruption drill
Here are some snippets from my @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories update, available in full here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...
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Here are some snippets from my @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories update, available in full here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...
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La Palma Reconstruction – September 2025 - GeoTenerife
Volcanic emergency drill takes place in Tenerife - New internal 'map' of Tajogaite - Marine recovery continues - Results published on health impacts of the eruption - Progress of National Volcanology ...
geotenerife.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
September was a big month for reconstruction in #LaPalma following the 2021 eruption; 4th anniversary, new laws, research papers, and an eruption drill
Here are some snippets from my @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories update, available in full here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...
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Here are some snippets from my @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories update, available in full here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...
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Very much appreciated the end of this dedication in a PhD thesis I came across this morning!
October 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Very much appreciated the end of this dedication in a PhD thesis I came across this morning!
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Come do an exciting new PhD project with fieldwork in the Caribbean and S Pacific working on understanding what happens when powerful lahars enter the ocean - with me, @isobelyeo.bsky.social at @noc.ac.uk
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Assessing the impacts of ocean-entering lahars: A globally-important but poorly-understood process at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Assessing the impacts of ocean-entering lahars: A globally-important but poorly-understood process at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Come do an exciting new PhD project with fieldwork in the Caribbean and S Pacific working on understanding what happens when powerful lahars enter the ocean - with me, @isobelyeo.bsky.social at @noc.ac.uk
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Another exciting PhD opportunity with @isobelyeo.bsky.social, me and others on Mapping Hydrothermal Fluid Flow in Earth’s Most Explosive Volcanoes…
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Anatomy of a Caldera: Integrated Mapping of Hydrothermal Fluid Flow in Earth’s Most Explosive Volcanoes at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Anatomy of a Caldera: Integrated Mapping of Hydrothermal Fluid Flow in Earth’s Most Explosive Volcanoes at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Another exciting PhD opportunity with @isobelyeo.bsky.social, me and others on Mapping Hydrothermal Fluid Flow in Earth’s Most Explosive Volcanoes…
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
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We’re advertising a PhD studentship for folks with good knowledge of Caribbean culture and society, with background in geography, human geography, humanities or interdisciplinary geosciences as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded ‘volcanic histories’ project
October 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We’re advertising a PhD studentship for folks with good knowledge of Caribbean culture and society, with background in geography, human geography, humanities or interdisciplinary geosciences as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded ‘volcanic histories’ project
The August news roundup for reconstruction on La Palma for @geotenerife.bsky.social #VolcanoStories programme is out and available to read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...
Here's a summary of the months updates 🌋🇮🇨⬇️
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Here's a summary of the months updates 🌋🇮🇨⬇️
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September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The August news roundup for reconstruction on La Palma for @geotenerife.bsky.social #VolcanoStories programme is out and available to read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...
Here's a summary of the months updates 🌋🇮🇨⬇️
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Here's a summary of the months updates 🌋🇮🇨⬇️
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New paper alert. Volcanic crisis reveals coupled magma system at Santorini and Kolumbo. Great work led by Marius and Jens, thanks all for working on that together! It can be found in today’s issue of Nature.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New paper alert. Volcanic crisis reveals coupled magma system at Santorini and Kolumbo. Great work led by Marius and Jens, thanks all for working on that together! It can be found in today’s issue of Nature.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Take-home message from my favourite browser extension:
My tab management remains pretty poor; much better than before!
(yes the Y axis scale hurts my eyes too)
My tab management remains pretty poor; much better than before!
(yes the Y axis scale hurts my eyes too)
September 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Take-home message from my favourite browser extension:
My tab management remains pretty poor; much better than before!
(yes the Y axis scale hurts my eyes too)
My tab management remains pretty poor; much better than before!
(yes the Y axis scale hurts my eyes too)
My latest piece for @geotenerife.bsky.social #VolcanoStories asks one of the key questions locals on La Palma raise with us:
“Why haven’t Spain paid the annual €100 million for reconstruction they promised?”
Read here:
🇬🇧 geotenerife.com/spanishgovpr...
🇪🇸 geotenerife.com/cuatro-anos-...
“Why haven’t Spain paid the annual €100 million for reconstruction they promised?”
Read here:
🇬🇧 geotenerife.com/spanishgovpr...
🇪🇸 geotenerife.com/cuatro-anos-...
Cuatro años después: ¿cumple el Gobierno español sus promesas en la reconstrucción de La Palma? - GeoTenerife
geotenerife.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My latest piece for @geotenerife.bsky.social #VolcanoStories asks one of the key questions locals on La Palma raise with us:
“Why haven’t Spain paid the annual €100 million for reconstruction they promised?”
Read here:
🇬🇧 geotenerife.com/spanishgovpr...
🇪🇸 geotenerife.com/cuatro-anos-...
“Why haven’t Spain paid the annual €100 million for reconstruction they promised?”
Read here:
🇬🇧 geotenerife.com/spanishgovpr...
🇪🇸 geotenerife.com/cuatro-anos-...
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We are advertising for a 3-year "Senior Research Associate in Volcanic Petrology and Stratigraphy". Part of a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary research grant "Volcanic Histories", focused on research in the Eastern Caribbean.
Closing: October 15th
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Closing: October 15th
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
September 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We are advertising for a 3-year "Senior Research Associate in Volcanic Petrology and Stratigraphy". Part of a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary research grant "Volcanic Histories", focused on research in the Eastern Caribbean.
Closing: October 15th
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Closing: October 15th
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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The VMSG Annual Meeting will be hosted by @noc.ac.uk and @unisouthampton.bsky.social at their waterfront campus, 5th - 7th January 2026. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Please see the meeting website for info on travel, programme, registration & our buddy scheme here: noc-events.co.uk/VMSG-volcani...
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group | NOC Events
noc-events.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The VMSG Annual Meeting will be hosted by @noc.ac.uk and @unisouthampton.bsky.social at their waterfront campus, 5th - 7th January 2026. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Please see the meeting website for info on travel, programme, registration & our buddy scheme here: noc-events.co.uk/VMSG-volcani...
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🌋 How do scientists monitor volcanoes that we can’t see inside? Volcanoes are powerful and unpredictable, but geophysics gives us a window into the hidden processes deep underground.
📽️Learn more about how we use geophysics to monitor volcanic hazards in this new video!
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https://loom.ly/d6Hpq7U
📽️Learn more about how we use geophysics to monitor volcanic hazards in this new video!
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https://loom.ly/d6Hpq7U
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌋 How do scientists monitor volcanoes that we can’t see inside? Volcanoes are powerful and unpredictable, but geophysics gives us a window into the hidden processes deep underground.
📽️Learn more about how we use geophysics to monitor volcanic hazards in this new video!
⬇️
https://loom.ly/d6Hpq7U
📽️Learn more about how we use geophysics to monitor volcanic hazards in this new video!
⬇️
https://loom.ly/d6Hpq7U
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This new storymap of the M8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake by the USGS is EXCELLENT and will be of great use to anyone teaching classes that involve quakes or tectonics. ⚒️
earthquake.usgs.gov/storymap/ind...
earthquake.usgs.gov/storymap/ind...
The 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Earthquake
The July 29, 2025, M8.8 earthquake east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, occurred as the result of shallow reverse faulting.
earthquake.usgs.gov
August 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This new storymap of the M8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake by the USGS is EXCELLENT and will be of great use to anyone teaching classes that involve quakes or tectonics. ⚒️
earthquake.usgs.gov/storymap/ind...
earthquake.usgs.gov/storymap/ind...
Our July update for reconstruction in #LaPalma following the 2021 eruption for @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories is online and available to read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...
Here's a quick summary of last months update🇮🇨🌋
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Here's a quick summary of last months update🇮🇨🌋
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August 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our July update for reconstruction in #LaPalma following the 2021 eruption for @geotenerife.bsky.social's #VolcanoStories is online and available to read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...
Here's a quick summary of last months update🇮🇨🌋
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Here's a quick summary of last months update🇮🇨🌋
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This paper by Meredith et al. (2025) examines global city exposure to volcanic hazards, using metrics such as population and distance to GVP Holocene volcanoes to quantify and rank cities at risk. This data has also been visualised through a web app. nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
Cities near volcanoes: which cities are most exposed to volcanic hazards?
Abstract. Cities near volcanoes expose dense concentrations of people, buildings, and infrastructure to volcanic hazards. Identifying cities globally that are exposed to volcanic hazards helps guide l...
nhess.copernicus.org
August 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This paper by Meredith et al. (2025) examines global city exposure to volcanic hazards, using metrics such as population and distance to GVP Holocene volcanoes to quantify and rank cities at risk. This data has also been visualised through a web app. nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
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In light of recent volcanic activity in Russia, here is the link to KVERT - Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team.
Information available in English. kvert.febras.net
Information available in English. kvert.febras.net
August 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In light of recent volcanic activity in Russia, here is the link to KVERT - Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team.
Information available in English. kvert.febras.net
Information available in English. kvert.febras.net