Mt. Baker

Just your average volcano in northern Washington near the US-Canadian border.

[Mt. Baker @MtBakerWA]

Do you trust the media (whether it be social, mainstream, blogs, etc...) to accurately represent scientific studies?

[WA Emergency Management @waEMD]

40 years ago today, people pushed the state to reopen areas around Mt. St. Helens citing tourism & the economy against advice of scientists. Five days later, the volcano erupted. #msh40

[Dr Janine Krippner @janinekrippner]

A reminder to be very careful of what you share. Is the landscape right? The language? Are experts tweeting it? Can a quick key word Google image search tell you anything?
We can all help during an event by seeking verification before we tweet.

https://t.co/IfrWlq6Pde

[Dr Val Finlayson @justsomeisotope]

@Fizzlebah @MtBakerWA Same. There are journalists and SciComm folks that I trust a LOT. They put in a ton of work behind the scenes to ensure accuracy in their products.

That said, there are some media outlets, some with huge readership, that are plain irresponsible.

[Dr Janine Krippner @janinekrippner]

Your friendly volcanologist reminder that volcanoes don't smoke (and why that matters, because I just saw it in another damn headline) 🌋❤
👉https://t.co/Ggcn9yY5qo

[Dr Janine Krippner @janinekrippner]

Please save this tweet:
This is a simulation (fake video) of what an eruption *might* look like in Auckland, New Zealand. It keeps popping up attributed to other volcanoes/eruptions so be on the look out.
https://t.co/LSKjBFeHaz

[Dr. Brad Pitcher @TieDyeSciGuy]

Inflation of a volcano can SOMETIMES indicate magma moving (causing the ground above it to swell). However, it can also just be due to the movement and accumulation of gas, which could passively degas without eruption.
This is definitely a volcano to watch in the next days/weeks

[USGS Volcanoes🌋 @USGSVolcanoes]

Wonder how volcanic lightning works? Read this thread by one of #CVO's volcanologists!

[Alexa Van Eaton @volcaniclastic]

If you're mesmerized by the steamy #Taal eruption plume and wondering why it's creating so much #VolcanicLightning, you’re not alone. Here’s a micro-crash course on the physics of volcanic thunderstorms for non-specialists. Thanks to @joshibob_ for the incredible footage! (1/14)

[JJ @gohogsgirl]

#geology

[Mt. Baker @MtBakerWA]

// Real talk:

I just want to emphasise that I'm not the account to go to when it comes to something like this. I may be a geology student and may throw out some geology facts, but I'm not an expert.

Theses are the accounts you should go to:
@USGSVolcanoes
@USGS

[Mt. Baker @MtBakerWA]

No.

This Twitter page is purely for fun.

[andle 🏍️ @sala_manders]

@MtBakerWA hey beautiful, I'm doing a report on you for school. For educational purposes, should you get cranky, would this Twitter page alert residents of said crankiness?

[Randy Small - Whatcom County Weather @RandySmall]

Another stunner from #Lynden, WA today! #Lenticular clouds + #sunrise + #MtBaker = WINNER
#wawx @spann @ThePhotoHour @StormHour @NWSSeattle @ScottSKOMO @MorganKIRO7 @ShannonODKOMO @komonews @NEWS1130Weather @ensembleator @KIRO7Seattle @Q13FOX @AlbrechtJay

[Mondo Mascots @mondomascots]

Kachiken-kun, a jolly volcano wearing shorts, is the mascot for the District Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kagoshima, Japan.

[Mt. Baker @MtBakerWA]

😡

[evilotto2 @evilotto2]

@acoyne All volcano news is bad news.

[Helen Robinson 🇬🇧🇰🇪 @Geology_Helen]

@janinekrippner Just a leisurely stroll toward a lava flow!

[Dr Janine Krippner @janinekrippner]

Wanna play a game of 'spot the issues with this image' that was used in a certain Op-Ed about Yellowstone today? 🤨

[Dakobed, aka Glacier Peak @GlacierPeak]

When we start getting really cranky on Twitter? Is that a sign? 🌋