Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez
@eruptions.site
Professor @ Denison University / Volcanologist / Writer of Eruptions / Baseball, Sumo, Cricket, Soccer fan / Sci Fi aficionado / Amateur Musicologist / Cat person / Dad / Be kind to your bad self. 🇨🇴
What could possibly go wrong?
January 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
We might be heading for the next eruptive episode at Kīlauea. Check out the action on the USGS livestream: www.youtube.com/live/gXKuUyK...
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
We might be heading for the next eruptive episode at Kīlauea. Check out the action on the USGS livestream: www.youtube.com/live/gXKuUyK...
Revised: this Lego cube (1.5x1.5x1.5 cm) would be worth ~$11,114 if it was made of pure gold based on today's prices ($4,910/oz).
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Revised: this Lego cube (1.5x1.5x1.5 cm) would be worth ~$11,114 if it was made of pure gold based on today's prices ($4,910/oz).
Better go out and check for aurora here in central Ohio tonight.
January 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Better go out and check for aurora here in central Ohio tonight.
Quite the front off the east coast of North America today (NOAA-21 image).
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Quite the front off the east coast of North America today (NOAA-21 image).
"Astronomers from Tacoma to Vladivostok havejust reported... an ionic disturbance in the vicinity of the Van Allen belt. Scientists are recommending that all necessary precautions be taken."
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"Astronomers from Tacoma to Vladivostok havejust reported... an ionic disturbance in the vicinity of the Van Allen belt. Scientists are recommending that all necessary precautions be taken."
If anyone is curious, here are my intellectual goals for the course.
January 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If anyone is curious, here are my intellectual goals for the course.
St. Thomas Aquinas will return in Avengers: Doomsday
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
St. Thomas Aquinas will return in Avengers: Doomsday
"Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon."
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon."
My vibe heading into 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My vibe heading into 2026.
Don't be a coward. Just hire 13th century monks to create all your documents.
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Don't be a coward. Just hire 13th century monks to create all your documents.
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
Here's our Raspberry Shake signal for the M7.6 off Japan today. Tsunami warnings issued for coastal Japan (so far).
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Here's our Raspberry Shake signal for the M7.6 off Japan today. Tsunami warnings issued for coastal Japan (so far).
Lovely signal of the M7 earthquake yesterday on the Alaska/Yukon border captured by our Raspberry Shake here in mid-Ohio.
December 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Lovely signal of the M7 earthquake yesterday on the Alaska/Yukon border captured by our Raspberry Shake here in mid-Ohio.
1 second before and the moment of V3's demise on Kīlauea today.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
1 second before and the moment of V3's demise on Kīlauea today.
This frame from 2 seconds before the camera went offline really looks like the end of a disaster flick:
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This frame from 2 seconds before the camera went offline really looks like the end of a disaster flick:
Another successful GalaxyCon in the books! (Yes, that is the kid and I as Mabel and Grunkle Stan. And "Weird Al". Again.)
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Another successful GalaxyCon in the books! (Yes, that is the kid and I as Mabel and Grunkle Stan. And "Weird Al". Again.)
Congratulations to the 2025 Denison Mineral Cup Champion: Tourmaline! Natalie dispatched Matt's Olivine in the Finals by a slim margin. Great job by all.
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Denison Mineral Cup Champion: Tourmaline! Natalie dispatched Matt's Olivine in the Finals by a slim margin. Great job by all.
"Except Deion, he won't be uncomfortable."
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Except Deion, he won't be uncomfortable."
Stupid 1 atm phase transition.
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Stupid 1 atm phase transition.
