The Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop mobilized ship captains to track the extraordinary sunsets appearing around the world after Krakatau erupted in 1883.
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Sonar scans of the Indian Ocean floor south of Christmas Island have revealed a Tolkeinesque landscape of towering peaks, ashen uplands and ominous volcanic craters.
Indonesia has a warning system for tsunamis generated by earthquakes – but not volcanoes.
Fountains of lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano are dramatic, but the most deadly impacts of volcanic eruptions are toxic gases and ash and mud flows.
The clock is ticking.
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
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