Volcanos: From Fuming Vents to Extinction Events
- Synopsis
- Volcanologist Professor Tamsin Mather, winner of the 2017 Rosalind Franklin Award Lecture, explores some of the different types of volcanic activity that we see on Earth today and have seen over our planet’s geological history. She reveals how lessons learnt sitting on the edge of an active volcano today can give us insights into some of the most profound environmental changes in geological history including mass extinction events.[75 minutes]
- Series
- Rosalind Franklin Lecture 2018
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 2017
- Subjects
- Geology
- Keywords
- environmental disasters; volcanoes; environmental changes
Online availability
- URI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GS7MVOx1Vc
- Delivery
- Streamed
Credits
- Contributor
- Professor Tamsin Mather
Sponsor
- Name
Royal Society
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
Record Stats
This record has been viewed 259 times.