The Science of Studying Eruptions

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 8, 2015

In September, over 50 people died during a volcanic eruption in Japan. Iceland continues to experience its largest continuous volcanic eruption in centuries. On this week's Please Explain, we are talking about volcanoes: how are they formed, how dangerous are they, and how scientists monitor them. We will be joined by Mika McKinnon, a geophysicist and journalist with the science publication i09, and David Schneider a USGS Research Geophysicist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

 

Central Japan volcano Mt. Ontake erupts

 

Firsthand Account of the Ontake Eruption

 

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