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

Pre- and post-eruption visible imagery of #HayliGubbi from #Sentinel-2, showing tephra deposits and 2 new craters. The latter could be eruption vents and/or formed by post-eruptive subsidence. Looks like the pre-existing crater was enlarged by the eruption. @esa.int

The Hayli Gubbi tephra has been sampled. These are photos from my sampling expedition on 24 Nov with the University of Semera from around 10 km north of Hayli Gubbi @sorcerinsar.bsky.social @alarosa.bsky.social

Some nice commentary on the #HayliGubbi #eruption here from @julietbiggs.bsky.social and others. As discussed, it's unlikely that this is actually the first eruption of the volcano in 12,000 years. The Afar region is very active but also remote and understudied. bsky.app/profile/scia...

Quite a lot of research located in and around Afar region has been presented as part of the #RiftAndRiftedMarginsSeminar series - organised by @sasbrune.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@riftandrift... @timwrightleeds.bsky.social @julietbiggs.bsky.social

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).

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

Day 3 of @esa.int #LPS25 in Vienna is in full flow! At 11.30am we have two talks by @timwrightleeds.bsky.social and Camila Novoa Lizama from @envleeds.bsky.social. At 4.15pm Erin Mills @bgs.ac.uk is presenting and, after that session, there will be lots of COMET posters to see. More info below:

The sun rises early over Leeds on the longest day of the year as we set off from the train station towards Vienna for ESA’s Living Planet Symposium #lps25 🌞🌞 The coming week, I (Stijn Vleugels, Uni of Leeds) will be taking over the COMET socials to give you a firsthand experience of the conference!

Really impressive, rapid analysis of the Myanmar surface rupture video.

Apparently surface rupture during the Myanmar 2025. I'm very surprised by the weak shaking along the rupture. I'm not sure if this is the main rupture (I would say no - nonetheless, VERY COOL). Author unknown, location Thazi (to be confirmed)

On 28 March 25, a M7.7 earthquake & powerful aftershocks struck Myanmar, leading to widespread destruction & the devastating loss of thousands of lives. COMET scientists measured resulting surface deformation using @esa.int Sentinel-1 satellite data: comet.nerc.ac.uk/myanmar-eart...

Happy National Women in Science & Engineering Day! Here are some of COMET's successes for #WISEDay25 #MoveTheDial #genderequality #womeninstem #womeninscience #womeninengineering #space #volcano #earthquake

Well, this place seems nice, looks a bit like the old place, and I now need to go and find all the good people again - waves hello in social media 👋

Excited to be at the @uk-comet.bsky.social annual student meeting in Bristol. Always a highlight of the year.

Was fun to contribute to this excellent podcast series. open.spotify.com/show/7nXOPzy...

Want to study #volcanoes, #earthquakes and/or tectonics for your #PhD? There are fully-funded opportunities across COMET, including at @envleeds.bsky.social @uniofexeter.bsky.social @uniofoxford.bsky.social More info: comet.nerc.ac.uk/comet-studentships #studentship #satellites #earthsciences

Welcome to @bsky.app @uk-comet.bsky.social

Last night satellite #Sentinel1C launched into space! It will join its sibling to restore the Sentinel-1 constellation, gathering more frequent, global, accurate data to monitor changes on the Earth's surface. It will aid COMET research into #volcanoes🌋and #earthquakes🌎 and support event response.

Very proud to be married to the awesome now Dr @commahound.bsky.social who has today successfully defended her thesis, completed part time in just 5 years, covid and all, while mostly working full time, bringing up two (now) teenage boys, and coping with me. She’s incredible! 🎉🍾🎉👩‍🎓

Congratulations @commahound.bsky.social ! Excellent thesis, great viva. 🍾 Really enjoyed reading and talking about your research.

🎉🍾🥂🎉 www.esa.int/Applications...

Liftoff!!! #Sentinel-1C

VV25 lift-off from French Guiana tonight! With #Sentinel1 C @CopernicusEU satellite for @EU_Commission @defis_eu & @esa on board a Vega C rocket. On its way towards the Sun-Synchronous Orbit at an altitude of 700km. ( Via #Arianespace)

Launch postponed until tomorrow night 😬

Anyone else slightly nervous #Sentinel1C #launch www.esa.int/Applications...

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

Okay, I couldn't resist. So I created a geodesy starter pack. We are very little in number here on bluesky so if you are doing anything related to geodesy, lmk! Also I'm 100% sure that I missed some people who are already here, just drop a reply to remind me :) go.bsky.app/Rk24Vii

Really excited that this work from Barbara Hofmann's 2013 PhD is finally published. Differential LiDAR data in Afar shows how fault networks react to dyke intrusion. Thanks to Craig Magee for pushing this one out @envleeds.bsky.social pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...

Congratulations to Professor Chris Davies who is the 2024 AGU William Gilbert Award recipient! 👏 The award recognises Chris's "outstanding contributions to our understanding of the Earth's core." environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

COMET (comet.nerc.ac.uk) are hiring a part-time Communications Officer in Leeds. The role is focused on connecting with and communicating our research activities to policymakers, the wider scientific community, industry, space agencies & other key stakeholders. Apply here 👇 tinyurl.com/mpze224u

COMET (comet.nerc.ac.uk) are hiring a part-time Communications Officer in Leeds. The role is focused on connecting with and communicating our research activities to policymakers, the wider scientific community, industry, space agencies & other key stakeholders. Apply here 👇 tinyurl.com/mpze224u

OK, I've figured how how I'm going to procrastinate today. This little utility spells out your name (or any word, of course... procrastination!) using features in Landsat imagery. Here's "Steve": landsat.gsfc.nasa.go...

We'll see 😅 bsky.app/profile/geoh...

10p in UK with free delivery! Seems unlikely to work but let’s see

Son of a friend (who will be 15) is looking for geological work experience in London for a week in October. Any suggestions?

Self promotion 📢 alert! I did this podcast on why we can't predict earthquakes. Would be great to hear what you think. www.podmasters.co.uk/why

Hi Bluesky 👋 we're the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group, a special interest group of the MinSoc and GeolSoc (@geolsoc.bsky.social). Follow us for updates on all things volcanic and magmatic! You can find more about what we do via the links to our website and other accounts here: linktr.ee/vmsg

Really interesting paper on a Mw 4.6 earthquake in Greece that caused InSAR detectable surface deformation. Tiny earthquakes packing a punch! Beats the Aus record of Mw 4.7 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Experts in a field use jargon to communicate complex ideas concisely to other experts. However, when we're speaking to people outside of our very small and specific subject area, jargon can become a barrier to communication rather than a bridge.(images from AGU Sharing Science)

Lots of people know that prehistoric sea turtles got big, but it can be easy to underestimate just how huge these things got. The largest verified specimen of a modern Leatherback turtle weighed in at 1,433 lbs, but this Archelon would have been closer to 11,300 lbs. #scicomm #paleosky #paleontology

Places of geological importance can have all kinds of cultural and social meaning. This Halloween explore some of the spookiest geological locations in the UK, with connections to the paranormal. Link to our infographic with all the geological and paranormal details: linktr.ee/decolearthsci 🧪📖🌍⚒️🕸️🎃🕷️

Happy birthday to mathematician & geodesist Gladys West (née Brown in 1930)! 🐡🧪🧑🏾‍🔬 #🧮 ⚒️ #histsci Shown with satellite tracks & 3 satellites important to her career: Seasat, GEOS-3 & a GPS satellite. Her work, using math to precisely model the shape of Earth, laid the groundwork for GPS! 🧵1/n

🔊Calling early career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. The Royal Society has announced new 4yr fellowships. The 1st yr pilot invites applications from researchers (Phd with <24 mo postdoc experience) with Black heritage. Deadline 24thJan. 🧪👩🏾‍🔬🔭 royalsociety.org/grants-schem...

This Dutch report on University Rankings is excellent. Really like the recommendations. Thanks for sharing @lizziegadd.bsky.social

This feels like the right place to ask... where would I point someone to if I wanted to evidence my prejudice that university rankings are an immoral scam. Or if you disagree, point me at something to change my mind.

DMs open to anyone interested...our Vice Chancellor Independent Research Fellowships lead to a permanent position. ⬇️ #jobsearch #PhDChat Loughborough University launches recruitment campaign for 10+ prestigious Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellowships www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...

To edit our university personal webpage, it turns out you need to set a password that is a minimum of 16 characters! Taken me about 2 weeks to find out that this is the reason I couldn't set a new password. Tried all sorts of passwords and just told "try again". Anyway, I'm in. Small victories!

I can remember when this was all green fields as far as the eye could see. Cool kids - bah - turn down that infernal racket … I remember when music had a tune [etc etc ]