COMMISSION ON VOLCANIC CAVES

THE COMMISSION ON VOLCANIC CAVES

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(Note: Newsletters 1-58 appeared on paper. These have been scanned and converted to PDF files. Newsletters 59 on are produced in digital form to PDF files.)

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 01 to 06 (5.7 MB)

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Newsletter # 1, Dec 22 1993
Newsletter # 2, Jan 2 1994
Newsletter # 3, April 30 1994
Newsletter # 4, April 30 1993
Newsletter # 5, Dec 25 1994
Newsletter # 6, June 10 1995

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 07 to 12 (6.5 MB)

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Newsletter # 7, July 17 1995
Newsletter # 8, Oct 15 1995
Newsletter # 9, Dec 1 1995
Newsletter # 10, March 5 1996
Newsletter # 11, Oct 10 1996
Newsletter # 12, April 20 1997

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 13 to 17 (6.1 MB)

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Newsletter # 13, June 1 19975
Newsletter # 14, June 18 1997
Newsletter # 15, Sept 20 1997
Newsletter # 16, Oct 5 1997
Newsletter # 17, Oct 20 1997

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 18 to 21 (6.7 MB)

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Newsletter # 18, Jan 1998
Newsletter # 19, March 1998
Newsletter # 20, July 1998
Newsletter # 21, Oct 1998

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 22, Jan 1999 (1.0 MB)

Message from the Chairman, and report over 1998
Recently received publications
Misc. articles and notes seen in publications
New and important Commission Member
Chronology of Symposia on Vulcanospeleology
Reports and notes recently received from Commission Members
Lava cave history

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 23, Aug 1999 (1.2 MB)

KENYA 1998 Proceedings ready and available
Received publications
Some Publications Seen
From the "LEXICON FUR HOHLENFORSCHER

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 24, Nov 1999 (3.5 MB)

Editorial
About the IXth International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Report about the Commission Meeting during IXth Symposium (16-09-99)
MISSION STATEMENT of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves
Report on the 9th International &ymposium on Vulcanospeleology
UIS Code of Ethics for Cave Exploration and Science in Foreign Countries
Destruction of the Sistema Padiema caves
Lava tube lenghts
Motions proposed during the UIS Commission Meeting at Catania
VIIth International Symposium for Pseudokarst ROMANIA 6-10 October 1999
Volcanic Caves and related f ea tures in Western Victoria

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 25, Jan 2000 (4.7 MB)

Editorial
About sediments in Cueva de los Palmeros
Interested in tree molds?
Proposal about Mauritius
New from Madagascar
Commission Meeting Report
Volcanic Caves and related features in Western Victoria
Volcanospeleology in Poland- is it possible?
News from Kenya
Giant Crater Lava Tube System, California
Addresses
Other Commissions
Announcement Glacier Cave Symposium
Mission Statement
Cave of Surtshe1lir - 1838

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 26, April 2000 (3.3 MB)

Editorial/corrections
All about inventory of lava tubes
Lava tubes in Kamchatka
Puits des hollandais
Information sources
Announcement symposium pseudo karst
Titles of lava tube abstracts (Filer Idaho '99)
Mission statement of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 27, May 2000 (1.2 MB)

Editorial - news
Example page from Inventory of Lava Tubes
Articles seen, BBSISA issue 37 (1998) is out
Notes about BBSISA 38 (will be for 1999)
Subscription BBSISA

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 28, Oct 2000 (3.0 MB)

Editorial / News
Gating of Mowich Cave
Iceland tourist caves
Final page

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 29, Jan 2001 (2.0 MB)

ThisCave & ThatCave - Kempe
Dr. Ronald Greeley
Bill Halliday reports
LAKI UNDERGROUND 2000
MISSION STATEMENT of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves

NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 30, June 2001 (2.9 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 31, Aug 2001 (3.6 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 32, Oct 2001 (1.5 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 33, Nov 2001 (1.3 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 34, Jan 2002 (4.0 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 35, ? 2002 (1.4 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 36, June 2002 (6.2 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 37, Oct 2002 (1.9 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 38, Feb 2003 (4.2 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 39, Oct 2003 (6.0 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 40, Jan 2004 (2.8 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 41, Aug 2004 (5.3 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 42, Oct 2004 (3.8 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 43, Feb 2005 (5.0 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 44, June 2005 (3.1 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 45, Sept 2005 (5.1 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 46, Dec 2005 (2.9 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 47, March 2006 (6.0 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 48, Jan 2007 (5.4 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 49, Feb 2007 (4.6 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 50, June 2007 (1.9 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 51, Jan 2008 (1.5 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 52, Aug 2008 (1.4 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 53, Sept 2008 (1.6 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 54, Feb 2009 (1.2 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 55, May 2009 (1.1 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 56, Aug 2009 (1.1 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 57, Feb 2010 (2.5 MB)

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NEWSLETTERS NUMBER 58, June 2010 (1.2 MB)

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NEWSLETTER NUMBER 59 - PAPER, Nov 2010 (1.2 MB)

The 14th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Australia, August, 2010
Future Vulcanospeleology symposia proposals
2011 Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition
Commission business from the recent symposium
A visit to Þríhnúkagígur, Iceland
Book Review: Hellahandbokin
Book Review: Undara Volcano and its Lava Tubes
Mexican Volcanology meeting in 2012
Announcing the 15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology in Amman, Jordan, March 2012.

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 59 - WEB, Nov 2010 (3.3 MB)

The 14th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Australia, August, 2010
Future Vulcanospeleology symposia proposals
2011 Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition
Commission business from the recent symposium
A visit to Þríhnúkagígur, Iceland
Book Review: Hellahandbokin
Book Review: Undara Volcano and its Lava Tubes
Mexican Volcanology meeting in 2012
Announcing the 15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology in Amman, Jordan, March 2012.

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 60, Jan 2011 (5.0 MB)

Hawaii Lava Cave Entrance for Sale
Fourth Argentine Congress of Speleology & First Latin American Congress of Speleology
The 15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology in Amman, Jordan, March 2012
Book Review: Understanding Lava Tubes & Lava Caves by Harry Shick
Lunar Lava Cave
Martian Lava Cave
Profile: Theofilos Toulkeridis, Ph.D.

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 61 - PAPER, Aug 2011 (3.7 MB)

Message from the Vice Chairman
Photos from the 14th International
Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Australia, August2010
IV Argentine Congress of Speleology IV
First Latin American Congress of Speleology
15th International Symposium onVulcanospeleology, Amman, Jordan
Speleo Calendar

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 61 - WEB, Aug 2011 (10.8 MB)

Message from the Vice Chairman
Photos from the 14th International
Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Australia, August2010
IV Argentine Congress of Speleology IV
First Latin American Congress of Speleology
15th International Symposium onVulcanospeleology, Amman, Jordan
Speleo Calendar

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 62, Nov 2011 (2.0 MB)

Message from the Vice Chairman
More Martian Caves
Another Cave on Pavonis Mons
Obituary: Dr. Ronald Greeley
National Geographic Descends into Þríhnúkagígur, Iceland
Photo Gallery
Guide to Volcanic Caves of Kilimanjaro
15th Int'l Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Speleo Calendar

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 63, Feb 2012 (4.0 MB)

Message from the Vice Chairman.
News
WoMOVoC
Photo Gallery
Publications Received
15th Int'l Symposium on Vulcanospeleology.
Speleo Calendar

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 64, June 2012 (7.5 MB)

Message from the Chairman.
Message from the Vice Chairman
Obituary of Dr. Chris Wood
15th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Map of Jordan
Symposium Program Agenda
Photo Gallery of the Symposium
Caving in the Yarmouk-Decapolis Aqueduct Tunnels
Post-Symposium Field Trip
Post-Symposium Field Trip Agenda
Bronze-Age City of Jawa
Al Badia Cave
Qasr Burqu
Al Fahda Cave
Kempe Volcano & Desert Kites
Hashemite University Cave
Commission Business Meeting
Speleo Calendar

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 65, Nov 2012 (2.0 MB)

Message from the Chairman
16th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Message from the Vice Chairman
Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery Legend
Publications Received
Speleo Calendar

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 66, July 2013 (4.7 MB)

Message from the Chairman
Message from the Vice Chairman
16th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Letters Received
Trip Report: Hawai'i
Model of Þríhnúkagígur, Iceland
Photo Gallery
Payunia
Speleo Calendar

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 67, Nov 2013 (4.2 MB)

Message from the Chairman
16th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Important Lava Tube Caves found in Dong Nai Province, Southern Vietnam
Lava Caves near Auckland, New Zealand

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 68, Nov 2014 (4.4 MB)

17th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Publications Received by the Commission
Galápagos Symposium
Google Groups

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 69, April 2015 (3.2 MB)

17th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Vietnam Volcanic Cave Survey
Lava caves in Argentina
Provisional Report, 16th Symposium of the Commission on Volcanic Caves
Publications Received
Iceland Eruption (December 2014)

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 70, August 2017 (840 kB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 71, January 2018 (1.65 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 72, June 2018 (1.55 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman
South Vietnam
Volcanospeleophilately

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 73, October 2018 (3.4 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman
Pre-symposium raft trip on the Rogue River
The 18th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Crater Lake field trip
Recent Volcanospeleological Publications
Images from the 18th ISV
Ancient skeletons in Vietnam

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 74, May 2019 (4.9 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman
The Volcanic Cave Inventory Project of Lanzarote
Cueva Agua del Leon, Argentina
Prehistoric Archaeology, Vietnam
Lava caves in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces, China
Installation of pahoehoe by lava tubes and tunnels

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 75, December 2019 (6.0 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman
19th International Symposium on Volcanic Caves, Catania, August/September 2020
European Space Agency Appeal for Innovative Ideas for Exploring Lunar Caves
STOP PRESS! 19th International Symposium on Volcanic Caves Registration now open

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 76, July 2020 (9.0 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman
Hawaii Lava Caving – 2020
Announcement - Postponement of ISV19
ISV19 – A Letter from Carmelo Bucolo
ISV19 – A Letter from Roberto Conti
ISV19 – A Letter from Giuseppe Priolo
Offer to host ISV 20 – Vietnam
STOP PRESS! Dak Nong Geopark

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 77, January 2021 (14.0 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman
Lava and fauna of Basaltic caves in Payunia, Argentina
Cuevas de la Atalaya / Cuevas de Maguez, Lanzarote
Vale: Jim Simons
Cave Archaeological Investigations in the Krongno UNESCO Global Geopark, Vietnam
19th ISV – Third Circular

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 78, October 2021 Version 2 (10.0 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman
Exploration of volcanic Fumaroles in Lanzarote
The 19th International Symposium of Vulcanospeleology
Melting the Earth: A book review
20th ISV Proposal: Vietnam 2022
More memories of Jim Simons
A volcanic cave in Thailand

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 79, May 2022 (10.0 MB)

Editorial
President's Column
Invite to the 20th Symposium on Volcanic Caves (Vietnam)
Memories of Chrisy
Chris Wood – A Bibliography
The Loss of Former Explorations (or How Do We Keep Vulnerable Discoveries known)
The Doña Otilia Cave Recognized As A Natural Monument
Discovery of T66 Cave in Krongo Geopark, Vietnam
FINGAL’S CAVE A Book Review

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 80, February 2023 (28.0 MB)

Editorial
Message from the Chairman
Proposal for ISV21 Galapagos 2024
The ISV20 extension C7, Dak Nong, Vietnam
The Levantine Juba Depressions as Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Pits
The 20th ISV Dak Nong, Vietnam, 2022
Roberto Conti
Importance of the cave biota for the protection of lava tubes of North-Patagonia
Bill Halliday

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 81, August 2023 (25.0 MB)

Members and countries
Editorial
President’s column
Lava caves at the Virunga Volcanoes in Uganda. J. Dreybodt
The Agropits (shafts) in Masdache, Lanzarote. Laurens Smets
New lava tubes data of Cumbre Vieja. Alfred Montserrat-Nebot
An appreciation on of the second edition of Volcanoes: Global Perspectives. Annie Bosted
4th International Planetary Caves Conference May 4-7 2023. Stephan Kempe
ISV21 Symposium (Galápagos Ecuador. April (10th) 15th-20th 2024)

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 82, February 2024 (14.0 MB)

Members and countries
Editorial
President’s column
Future Mars Helicopter Explore Lava Tubes. M. Williams
Information for first time caves to Galapagos. A. Addison
Discovery of a new cave type in Vietnam. Various
AI generated images offer a unique view of lavatubes. D. Bunnel
Basalt rock shelters potential for chemical studies. C. Benedetto
Assessment of high humidity cavity air lanzarote. L.Smets
New insights into the genesis of pyroducts of Galapagos. Various

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 83, August 2024 (21.0 MB)

Members and countries
Editorial
President’s column
Report on the 21st International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Galapagos Islands. J. Brush, D. Frohlich
Sad News: John Roobol
The Caves of Kishb, Chapter 13 of Underground in Arabia. J. Pint
New caves in the Canary Islands. National Geographic Magazine June 2024 (Vol 245 No 6)

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