Susan Norton

Geography teacher tweeting to educate, motivate, inspire and challenge young minds.

[Susan Norton @VolcanoTrips]

The calm before the storm...

📷: IG - maksimmarkelov #volcano #volcanoes #VolcanoBay #volcanos #volcanoroll #volcanowheels #volcanoview #volcanoesnationalpark #volcanotrip #volcanoproduction #volcanopro #volcanosoundsystem #geology #volcanosound RT by: @adventurehuntco

[Stellarix @Stellarixorine]

Earth's spin does more than just give us day and night — it physically holds the ocean bulge that shapes the entire planet. Right now, centrifugal force from rotation pushes Earth's equator about 21 km farther from the center than the poles, and every ocean on the planet sits on top of that bulge.
Take the spin away, and gravity takes over completely: without centrifugal force pushing water outward at the equator, the ocean would gradually redistribute toward the poles, seeking the points of strongest gravitational pull. One widely shared simulation modeling this scenario puts the shift at roughly 9-10 km of water dropping at the equator and 11-12 km rising at the poles — reshaping the planet into two massive polar oceans wrapped around a single, mostly-dry equatorial landmass, with cities like New York ending up above the new coastline and cities like London submerged well below it.
It's worth noting this is a purely theoretical scenario — Earth's rotation isn't stopping anytime soon — but it's a genuinely striking way to visualize just how much of our planet's geography depends on something as simple as spin. 🌍🌀

[Geosophy @Geosophyy]

These U.S. State Borders Make No Sense 🤯🇺🇸 Weird Geography Facts

[GeoTenerife Summer Programme @GeoIntern]

2026 @geointern graduation & paella day.
Thanks to all participants, staff and local and international experts and institutions to be able to do this XII edition.
GEOINTERN is promoted and organised by @GeoTenerife & @TenerifeNature
https://t.co/4KVXC2rGgj

[GeoTenerife Summer Programme @GeoIntern]

Group C of @Geolntern 2026, specifically focused on Volcanic Resilience in Tenerife, examining local and tourist perceptions of volcanic risk alongside fieldwork in areas like #Vilaflor

Video: @IgnacioGarciaGT (students on their final presentation).
GEOINTERN by @GeoTenerife

[Mambo Italiano @mamboitaliano__]

🚨 Mount Etna Volcano, Sicily, Italy 🇮🇹

30 July 2026

One of the most active volcanoes in the world

Volcanoes never ask for permission

Volcanoes don’t give a damn about emissions

[国土交通省 大隅河川国道事務所 @mlit_osumi]

#桜島 南岳山頂で8月1,2日に噴煙高2000mを超える #噴火 ・ #爆発 が3回観測され、2日23時34分の爆発は噴煙高3000mに達しました。噴火活動が活発なため、引き続き噴火や爆発による降灰・噴石などにご注意ください。#いのちとくらしをまもる防災減災 #volcano ＃火山 ＃鹿児島県 ＃鹿児島市

[AstroPeak @astropeak_11]

🌕 A giant full Moon positioned directly behind the summit of a volcano.

[Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper]

WATCH: Massive eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano

[GeoTenerife Summer Programme @GeoIntern]

Volcanic monitoring day by @IGNSpain
for the 2026 @geointern
The National Geographic Institute uses underground water galleries in Tenerife to install continuous measurement equipments such as seismometers, geochemistry and geodesic stations.
#volcanology
@geotenerife

[GeoTenerife Summer Programme @GeoIntern]

Programme A (Plinian Deposits in Tenerife) research project led by Professor Richard Brown, Durham University

Plinian eruptions on the island of Tenerife appear to be more frequent than we thought.

2026 @GeoIntern is promoted & organised by @geotenerife
Pic: Deposits+lava flow

[VOLCANO CAMP INTERNATIONAL @VolcanoCamp]

2025 Volcano camp
By @GeoTenerife with the collaboration of:
@IGNSpain
@VulcanaIEO
@VolcansCanarias
@BravoTelesforo

Nov 1 to 8 and extension programme from 1 to 30

More info at https://t.co/1GdossvPdL (field schools) [email protected]
#volcanology
Pic: E. García

[RosalieQD @mitzgami]

Ongoing eruption at Kanlaon volcano 8 April 2025 local time. Photo from my cousin. Stay safe mga kasimanwa. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[PHIVOLCS-DOST @phivolcs_dost]

An explosive eruption is currently occurring at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano that began at 5:51 AM today, 8 April 2025. The eruption is producing a voluminous bent plume approximately 4,000 meters tall that is drifting southwest. Pyroclastic density currents or PDCs descended the slopes on the general southern edifice based on IP and thermal camera monitors. Alert level 3 prevails over Kanlaon Volcano.

#KanlaonVolcano

[Ignacio Garcia @IgnacioGarciaGT]

TENERIFE. Great ☀️☀️ day for the geology dept. of University of #Liverpool spent on visiting historic eruption sites like this 1798 fisure 3-month eruption of Chahorra Volcano. @Liv_Geo_Soc Logistics by @GeoTenerife @TenerifeNature #volcanology

[SciComm @CampSciComm]

GeoIntern 2025 is now open for applications.

12th annual GeoIntern, a summer training programme we run in association with local and international experts and institutions will take place from 28th June to the 26th July 2025. Scholarships available.
@GeoTenerife @GeoTscholar

[Ignacio Garcia @IgnacioGarciaGT]

GeoIntern 2025 is OPEN for applications!

- 4 programmes
- 2 international and a local scholarship.

Summer training with field-based research, interdisciplinary collaboration and skill-building.

#volcanology #geology #geography #hydrology #SciComm

https://t.co/XXuel4KbQI

[GeoTenerife @GeoTenerife]

Annual Workshop
IASPEI/IAVCEI Inter-Association Commission on "Volcano Seismology & Acoustics"
September 16th-21th 2024
El Paso, La Palma (Spain)
Thank you for inviting us to screen + discuss @LavaBombsFilm
See: https://t.co/uLFYkBgjlm
#fuerzalapalma @IGNSpain @IAVCEI_official

[Ignacio Garcia @IgnacioGarciaGT]

Cool outcrop to stop on our way to do water sampling with @TeesEarthEnv @TeessideUni as part of their 2024 #Master on #EnvironmentalSciences taking place in #Tenerife
#GeographyFieldTrip @MrADye1
@beccawinnie Logistics: @GeoTenerife #Dykes to enjoy!

[TTT Live Online @tttliveonline]

Further evidence of increased activity from the main vent at the Piparo Mud Volcano, Wednesday 20th March, 2024. Video by Sachin Ramsubhag.