Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
People who make their living exploring active volcano craters are certainly a courageous bunch. They are living, and sometimes dying, in order to better understand the science of our earth. Now, seven years after a tragic volcano explosion killed several scientists, controversy swirls around the key players in that event. A conversation about the erruption at Galeras, as well as a look at the current state of volcano activity around the world.
Guests
- Stanley Williams Professor of Volcanology at Arizona State University; and author "Surviving Galeras" (Pub: Houghton Mifflin)
- Victoria Bruce Science journalist; and author of "No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado Del Ruiz" (Pub: Harper Collins)
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