Sep 23, 2019
“Here come these scientists talking about a volcano that no one knew existed really before, that just happens to be right between the two military bases. Everybody's looking at us sideways, like, "What's your game here, scientists?”
“No one trusted us. A lot of the military didn't trust us because, well, we're scientists and we look like it. We're walking around in shorts and beards and flip-flops.”
“It’s not just dark, it’s scary dark. I mean, because the air is full of dust, ash, and did I tell you about the typhoon?”
Yes. He did end up telling our Third Pod from the Sun crew about the typhoon. Hear from John Ewert of USGS about his experiences studying, and fleeing from, volcanoes and the creation of disaster response initiatives!
