Hi. We are from room 19 at the Birch Meadow School and wwe are
studying volcanoes. Could one of you tell us the most dangerous part of
going to a volcano eruption. How do you prevent yourself form getting
covered with lava? Did you ever have a close call? Thanks from 3 girls in Room 19
Birch Meadow, room 19
Hi Birch Meadow, room 19,
Well, lava flows usually move pretty slowly so it is actually pretty hard to
get covered by lava even if you wanted to. Of course there have been
occasions when exceptionally fast lava flows have killed people but these are
rare. If a lava flow was coming down the slope towards you, you wouldn't try
to out-run it down the hill. You would just have to go sideways and let it
pass by.
My closest calls doing volcanology have been almost getting hit by cars while
working along the side of the road. That isn't very glamorous but I
would bet that it is the same for most geologists.
Sincerely,
Scott Rowland
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