What geological misconceptions annoy me? People sinking into red hot liquid lava, the stuff that makes up most of the world under our precious solid crust. My submission for the Accretionary Wedge #5.

Fireballs from the sky, or sulphuric gas from the ground. Why not both? Just one of many things that could kill us all before we get a chance to do it ourselves.

One of New Zealand’s most active volcanoes erupted last night. Just for fun, a brief history of Mt Ruapehu and its place in the volcanic world.