17 | Dr. Clive Oppenheimer - Exploring Volcanoes

Few people on earth have ever seen erupting magma from an active volcano, been to North Korea, or been to the Mount Erebus volcano on Antarctica. One man has been to all three while pioneering academic research in the field of Volcanology - Dr. Clive Oppenheimer. He discusses the technical aspects of his field with respect to the importance of volcanoes and how to measure their activity, along with his approach to adventure and stories from around the world.

GUEST LINKS

- Twitter: @ultraplinian

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Oppenheimer

- University of Cambridge Faculty Profile: https://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/oppenheimer/

- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=P1sG2NQAAAAJ&hl=en

EPISODE LINKS

- Into the Inferno documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/80066073

- Mountains of Fire: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo205711457.html

PODCAST INFO

- Podcast Website: https://adventures-less-traveled.com

- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LpB7vI

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-less-traveled/id1681357393

OUTLINE

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:20) - Importance of volcanoes & how to analyze them

(06:40) - Inspiration

(08:45) - Equipment used to measure volcanoes

(16:30) - Volcanoes' role in our lives

(21:15) - Research in Antarctica on Mt Erebus

(31:15) - Research in North Korea on Paektu San

(40:20) - Cultural reverence for volcanoes around the world

(45:40) - Dr. Oppenheimer defines adventure

PODCAST SOCIAL

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- Facebook: https://facebook.com/AdventuresLessTraveled

** All videos and photos provided by Dr. Clive Oppenheimer with consent