
Prelude to a Catastrophe: The Complete Lexicon
A confirmed adorer of the good science of rock-breaking, Dana Hunter explores geology with an emphasis on volcanic processes, geology news, and the intersection of science and society. Her home away from SciAm is Dana Hunter's Unconformity

Prelude to a Catastrophe: The Complete Lexicon

A Few Questions About Comments

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Where Volcanoes Snow

How Would You Like to Take a Hike Across a Geologic Diagram?

The Cataclysm: "Vancouver! Vancouver! This Is It!"

Interlude: Moment of Silence

Prelude to a Catastrophe: "The Volcano Could Be Nearing a Major Event"

Beginnings: Where will you begin?

Prelude to a Catastrophe: "Our Best Judgement of Risk"

Prelude to a Catastrophe: "The Only Way It Can Stabilize is to Come Down"

Prelude to a Catastrophe: "Pale-blue Flames"

SciAm Blogs Blows Out a Candle, Has Cake, and Invites You to the Party

Intermission: Sunset Crater

Prelude to a Catastrophe: "Something Dramatic"

Prelude to a Catastrophe: "The Unusual Character of the Seismic Activity Became Clear"

Prelude to a Catastrophe: "One of the Most Active and Most Explosive Volcanoes in the Cascade Range"

Oceans of Ore: How an Undersea Caldera Eruption Created Jerome, Arizona

Dedication: The Geologists Who Died at Mount St. Helens

Prelude to a Catastrophe: "The Current Quiet Interval Will Not Last..."

To Mount St. Helens on the 32nd Anniversary of Her May 18th, 1980 Eruption

When You're Doing Geology, You've Got To Break a Few Rocks

Angular Unconformkitty

A Landscape in a Hand Sample: To Transform