Episode 45: Crisis Communication of Volcanic Proportions

Hype of the Week: 
 Castle and Minh are joined by Dr. Janine Krippner to talk about the vast world of volcanology, the recent Kīlauea event, social media, and risk communication.

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Dr. Janine Krippner, Volcanologist and Postdoctoral Researcher at Concord Univeristy

Dr. Janine Krippner, Volcanologist and Postdoctoral Researcher at Concord University

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About Kīlauea 

• ​​Elevation: 1,222 (m) 4,009 (f)
  
• Volcano type: Shield
  
• Composition: Basalt
  
• Most recent eruption: Current (ongoing since 1983)
  
• Nearby towns: Volcano, Pāhoa, Kalapana, Mountain View
  
• The youngest and southeastern most volcano on the Island of Hawai’i.
  
• Kīlauea ranks among the world's most active volcanoes and may even top the list.
  
• Hawaiians used the word Kīlauea only for the summit caldera, but earth scientists and, over time, popular usage have extended the name to include the entire volcano.
  
• Kīlauea is the home of Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess. Hawaiian chants and oral traditions tell in veiled form of many eruptions fomented by an angry Pele before the first European, the missionary Rev. William Ellis, saw the summit in 1823.

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Live Footage of Kīlauea 

Articles about Kīlauea 

• New fissure opens up on Hawaii's Big Island in wake of dangerous volcano eruption​​: Hawaiian Civil Defense, ABC News
• The Challenges of Forecasting the Eruption of Kilauea, WeatherNation
• This is What It Was Like Evacuating From the Lava Threat On Hawaii's Big Island, Buzzfeed 
• People in This Hawaii Neighborhood Knew the Risks of Living on an Active Volcano. This is Why They Did It Anyway, Buzzfeed
  
• Updates from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano,Buzzfeed​

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Communicating Volcanic Risk: Risk and Uncertainty Communication 

• ​​​Communicating Volcanoes: Resources for Media, In the Company of Volcanoes

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• Communicating Volcanic Risk: Lava, Eruptions, and Uncertainty, Understand Risk

I am disappointed to see people (non-volcanologists) with prediction claims about #Kilauea. Please follow @USGSVolcanoes for eruption updates and warnings. pic.twitter.com/kKhL9agVzC

— Dr Janine Krippner (@janinekrippner) May 11, 2022

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Songs of the Week

Castle: "Your Side of the Bed" - Loote

Minh: "Give Me Love" - Don Diablo feat. Callum Scott

Janine: "Ring of Fire" - Johnny Cash