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Jan 2022
1h 11m

How Major Are Volcanoes? with Professor ...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
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Since 1997, Jonathan has been haunted by a question: could a volcano erupt a la Dante’s Peak and turn a local creek into a river of hot acid? This week, Professor Chris Jackson answers all of Jonathan’s burning questions about how volcanoes are formed, what happens when they erupt, and how Pierce Brosnan’s character in Dante’s Peak would have fared against a ... Show More
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