Episode 45

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.

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

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

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.

Live Footage of Kīlauea

Articles about Kīlauea

Communicating Volcanic Risk: Risk and Uncertainty Communication

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

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

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

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