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How do you measure a volcanic eruption?

Professor Sir Stephen Sparks CBE · Gresham College

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An excerpt taken from a lecture by Sir Stephen Sparks CBE called 'Enormous Volcanic Eruptions' Huge volcanic eruptions are the only natural hazard apart from the impact of an asteroid that can cause a global catastrophe. In the short history of civilisation, there have been few volcanic events with global effects. Much larger magnitude eruptions happened regularly in the millions of years previous. Such extreme eruptions perturb global climate for years and can have severe environmental consequences.

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  1. How do you measure a volcanic eruption? YouTube

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Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Sir Stephen Sparks CBE
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment
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