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The Volcanic Eruption Adventure

June 27, 2025·19 min·1 clip

When earthquake swarms signaled an imminent eruption, scientists had to fly to the volcano's top to place sensors in the heat of the action.

This episode follows volcanologist Helena Berman as she recounts the scientific monitoring and daring fieldwork that predicted the 2009 eruption of Alaska's Mount Redoubt. The story details the warning signs—from rotten egg gas smells to earthquake swarms—and the helicopter mission to place sensors on the volcano just before it blew.

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