VOCL: Volcanoes in Antarctica - VirtualGeology
Starting on November 09, 2023 18:30
At Fraser Noble Building
Categories: Festival, Public Programme
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We normal associate Antarctica with giant ice sheets but, the frozen continent also hosts two active volcanos. In March 2023 two scientists from the Universities of Aberdeen and Bergen hitched a ride on a cruise ship and were dropped off at an abandoned whaling station on Deception Island with a mission. Using drones they mapped the caldera of the volcano to assess the risk an eruption would pose to the increasing number of tourists who visit every year.
Presented by John Howell, University of Aberdeen