Volcano Watch: Danish postdoctoral fellow helps HVO understand Kilauea´s explosive eruptions
(WorldNews Europe)

Kilauea Volcano attracts researchers from around the world. Johanne “Jo� Schmith joined the ranks of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in June to study some deposits of past Kilauea explosions — a timely endeavor given the presence of water in the caldera today. Jo is a physical volcanologist, field enthusiast and true ash aficionado, but a career in volcanology was not an obvious choice for someone growing up in the rolling grasslands of Denmark. However, Jo has always enjoyed taking the path less traveled, and after watching scientists studying active volcanoes on TV, she knew she had to be one of them. Jo went to the University of Copenhagen...