May 15, 2024
Volcanoes: An Overlooked Nuisance
Nature recently did a book review on Adventuress in Volcanoland, by Tamsin Mather. The basic message is, volcanoes are nasty, and we have to expect many more eruptions. Mather is a volcanologist, and I have met some of them. It is a job that requires great care. The primary method is listening; when magma moves around under the Earth it makes sounds. The more dangerous part of the job is to…
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