This Week in Volcano News; Mauna Loa Earthquake Swarm, Alert Level Raised at Taupo

This week, the alert level at the Taupo supervolcano in New Zealand was raised for the first time. Meanwhile at Mauna Loa in Hawaii, a new shallow earthquake swarm began during the volcano’s continued yellow alert level. And, on Reunion Island, a new volcanic eruption began at the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, sending flows of molten rock down the volcano’s edifice. This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist. If you would like to support this channel, consider becoming a patron at Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at . This channel’s merch store is also on etsy at . Sources: [1] Observatoire Volcanologique Piton de la Fournaise [2] Global Volcanism Program, 2013. Volcanoes of the World, v. (02 Sep 2022). Venzke, E (ed.). Smithsonian Instituti