Alison Graettinger

Volcanologist with field duck. Assist. Prof. University of Missouri Kansas City (tweets are my own). Blogs at she/her

[Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting]

Achievement unlocked: being featured in something NPR.
The awesome @maddie_sofia and team came to play with us during the @UBGeology NSF funded large scale experiment workshop
#UBlastworkshop https://t.co/ZRoK37MHnu?

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@Evoke_Niksu The weight of the ocean is already really significant, so rising sea levels are unlikely to impact volcanic activity. Melting glaciers on volcanoes can decrease pressure & increase magma (evidence from Iceland). But modern glaciers on volc are not as thick so may not be an issue

[Dr Robin George Andrews 🌋☄️ @SquigglyVolcano]

Geological evidence shows that, since the year 1200, new eruptions have occurred mostly from vents/fissures along rift zones. Prior to that, lava erupted mostly from the summit before sometimes overflowing the summit crater.

[USGS Volcanoes🌋 @USGSVolcanoes]

FWIW: official USGS volcano information will always come from accounts that have the handles @USGSVolcanoes, @alaska_avo, & @USGS and are linked from our web pages.
Visit https://t.co/T7B6iv6eT0 for info.

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This short video shows thermal camera footage of the onset of the #MaunaLoa eruption from the volcano's summit. The temperature in degrees C is shown by the colored scale bar on the right. For additional information visit: https://t.co/rfwkMVSJKM #MaunaLoaErupts

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#MaunaLoa is erupting from vents on the Northeast Rift zone. Flows are moving downslope to the north. USGS Photos from Civil Air Patrol fight. #MaunaLoaErupts @Volcanoes_NPS @Hawaii_EMA @CivilDefenseHI

[Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting]

You can check out the seminar series the Commission has led over the last two years here. https://t.co/OYZSx980RI
We also plan on gathering CMV members at upcoming conferences in New Zealand and Mexico

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Interested in helping the IAVCEI Commission on Monogenetic Volcanism? We are seeking officer nomination! https://t.co/Z8r6NgSwPF
Here is a pic of a cone from the Springerville VF, AZ from the Distributed Volcanism Chapman Conference in September 2022.

[TR Walter @VOLCAPSE]

A recent plastic-tephra-garbage deposit near the north beach at Anak Krakatau. Pieces of plastic are molten as the hot ash was deposited. Probably need to invent a new rock name for this - any suggestions folks?

[Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting]

My senior seminar class is committed to creating interactive discussions!

[UMKC Earth & Environmental Sciences @UMKC_EarthEnv]

To discuss a paper on insect agriculture a student brought crocheted mushrooms to get colleagues to interact with new topic.

[Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting]

@lavagirlnz @lavabombs I'm never sure what NZ has got since I left. I used to send care packages to my office mates of sour patch kids and PB m&ms and they would send back chocolate fush and manuka honey things.

[Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting]

@lisgallant @lavagirlnz @Volcanologist The duck will be going. I get the privilege of chaperoning it. I think more people like the duck than me some days :)

[Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting]

Sometime science requires you to practice using grabby arms. Ugrad researcher @UGresearchUMKC Mya Thomas is working on a plan to put and measure ground control points for 3d visualizations in/on difficult to reach targets.

[Dr Janine Krippner @janinekrippner]

What I find amazing about this is that these oceanic volcanoes have been building up huge mountains under the water for an incredibly long time, and we get to witness the moment they reach the surface.

This can also happen multiple times as the ocean erodes away a young island.

[Dr Janine Krippner @janinekrippner]

A look at how Krakatau is rebuilding itself after its catastrophic failure

[Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting]

Using pasta to practice design and itteration with #kce3 Pictures are of team members building towers to hold up a marshmallow and a test of which is stronger gluten free or traditional spaghetti.

[Frontiers - Earth Science @FrontEarthSci]

New Research: Small-volume monogenetic igneous landforms and edifices statistics (SMILES): A catalog of representative mafic volcanic landforms to enable quantitative remote identification: Accurate classification of terrestrial and… https://t.co/ZSxPxQctuM #Earthscience

[Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting]

My fashion leads to frequent comparisons to Ms. Frizzle so I embraced the comparison for Halloween with some help from @Ivanaa_26 and @BrookieBeanZ

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Gotta love having high school visitors for their epic response!

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It's #trashcano day!

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Video thanks to @BrookieBeanZ