Welcome to Kīlauea, one of the planet's most active volcanoes in the heart of Hawaii. You've likely seen its incredible lava fountains and ongoing eruptions in the news, or all over your social feeds ... Well, on today's show, we crossed live to geochemist and volcanologist Dr Abigail Nalesnik to talk everything Hawaiian volcanoes. What's up with lava fountains?? What do eruptions sound like (obvious hint: not what you might think)?? Why is Hawaii actually erupting at all??? To top it all off, we couldn't figure out what's cooler: that Abigail has literally just completed her PhD on Kīlauea's explosive eruptions, or, that she's voluntarily dangled from helicopters and descended solo into the depths of Hawaii's volcanic craters...
You can find Abigail her stunning volcano content @volcano.ab
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Thumbnail image credit: Lava fountaining at the summit of Kīlauea, sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey