The island of Jabal al-Tair is to the west of Yemen and apparently began erupting Sunday, September 30. The island lies within a divergent boundary between the African and Arabian Plates. A fantastic example of rift-associated volcanism - an excellent North American corollary is the Rio Grande or the Mississippi River Valley, which is a failed rift. Check out FlashEarth for a close-up, zoom-enabled map of this region.Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Eruptions at Sea...
Geologists are always happy when they are able to observe a geologic event, regardless of the magnitude (i.e. - I get excited when I watch sand grains saltating in rivers). However, we always get called out as 'happy' when a volcano erupts or an earthquake ruptures... we're not bad people, we just love our science. :) So when I heard a volcano had erupted off the coast of Yemen of course I was excited (but obviously hoping everyone was safely evacuated).
The island of Jabal al-Tair is to the west of Yemen and apparently began erupting Sunday, September 30. The island lies within a divergent boundary between the African and Arabian Plates. A fantastic example of rift-associated volcanism - an excellent North American corollary is the Rio Grande or the Mississippi River Valley, which is a failed rift. Check out FlashEarth for a close-up, zoom-enabled map of this region.
The island of Jabal al-Tair is to the west of Yemen and apparently began erupting Sunday, September 30. The island lies within a divergent boundary between the African and Arabian Plates. A fantastic example of rift-associated volcanism - an excellent North American corollary is the Rio Grande or the Mississippi River Valley, which is a failed rift. Check out FlashEarth for a close-up, zoom-enabled map of this region.
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