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“even when the alarm has sounded, even when neighbours have perished, it is very, very hard to leave home.”
― Mountains of Fire: The Secret Lives of Volcanoes
― Mountains of Fire: The Secret Lives of Volcanoes
“the largest eruptions in future are likely to come from previously little-known, even unheard-of, volcanoes.”
― Eruptions that Shook the World
― Eruptions that Shook the World
“Break one open, and the interior, with its bubbly texture and sinews of glass, resembles a human heart.
[on the topic Mt. Erebus' volcanic bombs]”
― Mountains of Fire
[on the topic Mt. Erebus' volcanic bombs]”
― Mountains of Fire
“When an organism dies, its radiocarbon clock starts ticking down with a half-life of 5,730 years (meaning it takes that long for half of the radioactive carbon in the organism to decay). If you are starting to feel an inner glow, don’t worry – only one in a trillion carbon atoms is radioactive, so you’re safe.”
― Mountains of Fire: The Secret Lives of Volcanoes
― Mountains of Fire: The Secret Lives of Volcanoes
