In this episode from Summer, 2018, the Book of Nature guys tackle a subject that has been on many peoples’ minds for much of 2018 given events in Hawaii at Mt. Kilauea – the subject of volcanos and volcanic activity. To listen, click here: Episode 28: Volcanos
Among the topics discussed in this episode are
- Varieties of Volcanos
- Dangers from Volcanic Activity
- Volcanos in human history
- Current events in Hawaii (which spawned this episode)
- Fears and anxieties caused by volcanos
- Volcanos in pop culture
A sampling of helpful and informative links concerning volcanos and the history of our understanding of them may be found below:
News of recent developments in Hawaii:
- http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38720943/kilauea-has-created-more-land-in-the-last-82-days-then-it-has-in-the-past-35-years
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2018/07/11/lava-from-the-mt-kilauea-volcano-may-be-creating-its-own-rainfall/
- https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/status.html
- https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/activity_2018.html