Why Can’t Scientists Predict the Kilauea Eruption?
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano suddenly erupted last week. It's happened before, so why are eruptions so hard for scientists to predict? Hosted by: Hank Green Head ...
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[♪ INTRO ] Something big is happening in Hawaii. Kilauea, the big island’s friendly neighborhood volcano, is splitting open in unexpected places and launching lava high into the air. The ground is expanding and contracting all across the island, over a thousand people have had to evacuate, and each day brings scary new surprises and terrifying… but you know, also fun to watch home videos. And it’s natural to wonder if we could’ve predicted any of this ahead of time. Well, there were signs that something was coming. But volcanoes are complicated, and that means even the experts didn’t know exactly what would happen. Even now, there’s still too much we don’t understand about eruptions to confidently say what’s gonna happen next. Kilauea has been pretty much continuousl...
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[♪ INTRO ] Something big is happening in Hawaii. Kilauea, the big island’s friendly neighborhood volcano, is splitting open in unexpected places and launching lava high into the air. The ground is expanding and contracting all across the island, over a thousand people have had to evacuate, and each day brings scary new surprises and terrifying… but you know, also fun to watch home videos. And it’s natural to wonder if we could’ve predicted any of this ahead of time. Well, there were signs that something was coming. But volcanoes are complicated, and that means even the experts didn’t know exactly what would happen. Even now, there’s still too much we don’t understand about eruptions to confidently say what’s gonna happen next. Kilauea has been pretty much continuousl...
