Return to el Teide (Part 1)It has been a month since I returned from Tenerife, and el Teide, on what was my third visit. As I expected it to, visiting the arid caldera and the volcano provided me with a lot of inspiration. The landscape is so imposing that it calls to be photographed, and … Continue reading Over the Shoulder
On Returning to el TeideIt is almost three weeks until I return to Tenerife. During my first visit to the island, I spent a month completing an internship in geochemical monitoring and geothermal energy in association with GeoTenerife and INVOLCAN. This time, on my third trip, I will be on the island in a very … Continue reading
Why I want to monitor volcanoesThis post provides a brief insight into why I am interested in pursuing the study of volcanoes, or volcanology, as a career path.If someone were to ask me, why do you want to study volcanoes?, I could give you a short answer or a long one. The short answer would make you … Continue reading
A day at the summit of Teide We take the cable car up the volcano. As we rise, the slopes below us sprawl into blackened, frozen thunder. ‘Papi Teide’, as the locals know him, is the legendary demon that lives under the mountain of el Teide in Tenerife. He appears to have been cooking: made … Continue reading
Reasoning With Volcanoes 