@borisetneo.bsky.social I recently visited Vesuvius and took some interesting scientific readings I want to question you about. Nothing concerning at all, just interesting. Want to dm you but am unable to do so.

Question. Are antineutrinos a form of antimatter? If so, doesn’t that mean that all beta (radioactive) decay creates antimatter (briefly)? So a banana would (very very rarely) produce antineutrinos or positrons? Seeking clarification from a physicist. #physics #geology #isotope #science

@borisetneo.bsky.social are you more active on here or X? Have a geology opinion question to ask you.

I am requesting assistance in geolocating where exactly “Tarasin village” is in Sudan. I’ve been attempting to geolocate for 2 hours now to the north, northeast, or east of the Jebel Marra volcano with no luck. This is so I can make a video discussing the #landslide. #geolocation

Asking for part of a future video I want to make; have there been any paleontology, interesting fossil finds/interpretations, or paleogeology finds in the last 5 years that would count as major discoveries? I already know of the recent discovery explaining the lack of mid sized dinosaurs.

My younger cat disses me by licking wherever I had just pet him. #cat

I don’t think anyone noticed, but India’s Barren Island volcano is erupting again. #india #geology #volcano

Question. Other than Papua New Guinea, what countries do we not truly have a good idea of what the current population is?

The Earthquake That Shifted the Ground 171 Feet youtu.be/2PW3uGCChkw?... via @YouTube #earthquake #geology

For some reason the defense.gov website states that just under “420,000 Japanese” were killed in the battle of Leyte Gulf. It also gives a horribly inaccurate total for American casualties in that pivotal ww2 battle.

Iceland Volcano Eruption Update; New Eruption Begins, NE Trending Magma ... youtu.be/47tVzKzR5s0?... via @YouTube #iceland #eruption #volcano

Opinion; moving Indonesia’s Awu volcano from slight to moderate unrest in my personal volcanic unrest scale. (Scale goes from no unrest, slight unrest, minor unrest, moderate unrest, to significant unrest). #awu #indonesia #volcano

Any questions regarding the Myanmar / Burma earthquake? Looking for questions to answer in tomorrow’s video

(American) Football fans, I am looking for some advice. Is there a legitimately reason to attend an Arena football league, or is it still a shitshow like it was 1-2 years(?) ago.

That Thailand (Bangkok) skyscraper in my opinion was poorly designed and shouldn’t have collapsed after only experiencing MMI IV (4) shaking. It is a classic example of a soft story building. (1/2) #thailand #bangkok #earthquake

We sadly have our first confirmed direct volcanic eruption fatality of 2025. Cause: burned by pyroclastic surge 5.2 km away from Lewotobi’s Laki Laki cone summit during its major eruption last week. :(

When discussing economic damage caused by volcanic eruptions, should I remove “lost business” (example, flights are grounded but no damage occurs)? I worry including them in comparison graphics can make the charts very west-centric when other world volcanoes can also be quite dangerous.

It appears that the Lewotobi volcano produced a very large explosion. Details upcoming.

I am planning on making a video on what to do as precautions during light to moderate ashfall during a volcanic eruption. Precautions for gasoline engine cars are already known to me. However, what I do not know is what precautions must be made for purely electric vehicles?

For the 5,000th time I’m not debating pseudoscientists, as I don’t want to give attention to their nonsense. If I appear on their program, I’ll be granting them the audience they crave. However, I will debunk bad claims that are made by the same lot from time to time. (1/3)

Science problem. I recall reading a bit of text with key interesting volcano information, but when I try to cite it I can’t find the original source. This often happens when I’m reading a scientific paper for fun and not for a project but later want to reference it in a project.

(My prior post is partially being made so AI firms stop spamming me with trashy sponsorship offers. No, I won’t have my viewers potentially lose their life savings investing in your companies)

I swear, I feel like a 21st century luddite when specifically looking at 99.9% of modern AI tech. Most of it in my opinion is utterly useless, but confidently incorrect in its statements. I guarantee this will be considered one of my “bad takes” but the technology feels all hype no substance to me.

Asking for a “friend”. Can we call a 1.7 km wide portion of a caldera suddenly losing 8 m elevation a caldera collapse event if snow & ice are not involved?

Ok, we now have our first apparent heat signature from the Fentale volcano after its major M6.0 earthquake. Could be hotter geothermal fluids, hot gas, hot fumaroles which are new, wildfires, hot ground, or actual shallow magma or lava. We do not know which is the case yet. #ethiopia #volcano

Question. Is there an official or unofficial ruleset for how to classify a single waterfall’s height? Must the waterfall always be running, or a minimum number of days a year? And do we only count single drops? Asking because a certain spot in Canada may have an unnamed absurdly tall waterfall…

Question for my fellow geoscientists. Is the summit region of Ethiopia’s Fentale volcano experiencing overall uplift or overall subsidence during the last 14 days? #fentale

I’m of the opinion that the Santorini adjacent earthquake swarm isn’t magmatic but tectonic. I believe some people are saying it looks magmatic because at a surface level glance it absolutely does initially seem magmatic. Yet, a deeper dive reveals that these events have happened before on a (1/2)

youtu.be/9jbokQfwKKE?... This is a long ~50 minute video! #geology #volcano #california

Kilauea’s 7th lava fountaining episode is now ongoing!

Increasing amounts of volcanic degassing are occurring every day at Ethiopia’s Fentale volcano. It should be too much of a stretch to suggest that basaltic magma is now at fairly shallow depths. #ethiopia #volcano

Yes, you may have heard of “child-proofing” your house, but what about “cat-proofing”. No idea how he knocked down a 15 pound chromite rock I have either. #cats

Is anyone on here familiar with the effects of geomagnetic excursions and the effects they and true magnetic pole reversals cause? There is so much BS and pseudoscience out there it seems impossible to research. Assuming minimal fairly harmless effects, maybe 2x skin cancer rate? (1/2)

Mineral replacements of fossils are great fun. Aragonite, pyrite, marcasite, common or precious opal, jasper, and agate. What other mineral replacements have you observed with fossils?

With the recent discovery that a Kuril island volcano produced a major (VEI 5(?)) caldera forming eruption in 1831, I wonder if another regional volcano could explain the 1808 mystery eruption. Probably not, but it’s an interesting thought.

I’m hoping that the slight decrease observed in earthquakes due to the magma intrusion near Ethiopia’s Fentale volcano continues to decline in activity. That would be a good sign.

Yes, it seems(?) like another magma intrusion is ongoing at Ethiopia’s Fentale volcano. However, it seems deeper than the Sep-Oct 2024 intrusion which didn’t result in an eruption. This post IS highly speculative due to having minimal data to work with. No need to panic, but keeping an eye on this.

What will there be more of during the next 24 hours? Power cords Hekla (my cat) bites in the next 24 hours or volcanic earthquakes the Kerinci volcano produces in the next 24 hours? #kerinci For this, a single power cord can be bitten more than one and thus count multiple times.

I have decided to name my 2 new cats “hey” and “stop that” due to their behavior. /joke In all honesty their names are to be Plini & Hekla. Yes I know Hekla is a female name and they are both males but I like the name.

I adopted 2 cats. Looking for volcano or geology names. Think “ash” and “chert” are too boring. Maybe “Hekla” for the most chaotic one?

I present a video on the best locations to build your evil volcano lair. #volcano youtu.be/ThcBZk_Tlek?...

youtu.be/fdWP36PxN50?... Kanlaon produced a mid end VEI 2 eruption today from what I can tell. #volcano #kanlaon

I’ll be posting a full length video on today’s California earthquake tomorrow. Simply do not have time to finish a full length video in the next 2 hours before it becomes suboptimal to post a YouTube video. This WAS a strike slip fault that ruptured but not the San Andreas Fault. #earthquake

It appears that Tonga’s Home Reef volcano is erupting, and has been erupting since December 2nd 2024. I notified the Tonga Geological Services so they can perform further investigation. #geology #volcano #tonga

Taal produced a photogenic but small eruption earlier today. #volcano

I like wildlife, including snakes. I find it quite amusing that absolutely harmless snakes in some parts of the world by pure coincidence look like dangerously venomous snakes on other parts of the planet. Example! California kingsnake (harmless) & Banded krait (highly venomous)

youtu.be/Lxfpgqn6NOo?... I discuss a geologic problem spotted in Canada & Alaska. This is NOT acid mine drainage.

I know this isn’t a geology post, but I watch college football. I had a feeling when I watched Adrian Peterson play in college. He was just phenomenal and stood out. Well, I have the same opinion of Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo. He should be the Heisman trophy discussion as a top 5 choice.

Momotombo is not erupting. What was observed was merely igniting volcanic gas. Making this message due to an earlier post I made.

Other than Lake Roosevelt in Washington (state), are there any other lakes where >4 landslide generated inland tsunami events have occurred in historical time? #geology