These Scientists Chase Volcanic Eruptions Because We’re So Bad at Predicting Them
Jess Phoenix has traveled all over the world to study volcanic eruptions and help make crucial predictions. What is it like stand at the rim of an active volcano ...
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The obvious danger, when you're working on a volcano, is dying. We know that at any point things could go south in a bad, bad way. We take respirators to deal with poisonous gases, we take hard hats to deal with small ejecta from the volcano ...but there's only so much you can prepare. When I've stood at the rim of an active volcano, I feel like I'm getting a window inside the heart of our planet. It's like looking into something from another world. That is when you can get really great data about the chemistry of the lava, about the makeup of the gases, about how explosive the lavas might be, and about how much pressure you're seeing in the magma chamber. More people than ever before are living in areas that are volcanic hazards. We have millions and mill...
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The obvious danger, when you're working on a volcano, is dying. We know that at any point things could go south in a bad, bad way. We take respirators to deal with poisonous gases, we take hard hats to deal with small ejecta from the volcano ...but there's only so much you can prepare. When I've stood at the rim of an active volcano, I feel like I'm getting a window inside the heart of our planet. It's like looking into something from another world. That is when you can get really great data about the chemistry of the lava, about the makeup of the gases, about how explosive the lavas might be, and about how much pressure you're seeing in the magma chamber. More people than ever before are living in areas that are volcanic hazards. We have millions and mill...
