EXCLUSIVE BIG ISLAND, HAWAII: Researchers approach huge plume cloud from where lava is flowing into the ocean. VOLCANO-researchers take samples to HELP prevent Hawaii towns being swallowed up by lava. If you thought your job was difficult spare a thought for these volcano-obsessed researchers who must grab samples of the molten rock – which at up to 1,200 degrees-Celsius can be hot enough to turn an unprotected human to dust if they are unlucky enough to be struck by it. As they pick between all that remains of the town of Kalapana – 180 homes swallowed by the nearby Kilauea volcano, scienti
EXCLUSIVE BIG ISLAND, HAWAII: Researchers approach huge plume cloud from where lava is flowing into the ocean. VOLCANO-researchers take samples to HELP prevent Hawaii towns being swallowed up by lava. If you thought your job was difficult spare a thought for these volcano-obsessed researchers who must grab samples of the molten rock – which at up to 1,200 degrees-Celsius can be hot enough to turn an unprotected human to dust if they are unlucky enough to be struck by it. As they pick between all that remains of the town of Kalapana – 180 homes swallowed by the nearby Kilauea volcano, scientists must don suits similar to those worn by fire-fighters and capable of withstanding 350 degrees-Celsius of heat. Award winning local photographer G. Brad Lewis (56) provided his favourite shots of scientists in the field and explained what drew him to this project and his experience out in the field.
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