The Voice of This Stone: Learning from Volcanic Disasters Around the World

Join author and geologist Dr. Kevin Scott for a presentation on his book, The Voice of This Stone: Learning from Volcanic Disasters Around the World. This talk is hosted by the Friends of Fort Vancouver at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center.

In The Voice of This Stone, a widely published and respected volcanologist with five decades of scientific study and boots-on-the-ground experience shares his expert knowledge. Through more than a dozen case studies from around the globe, Dr. Kevin Scott offers chilling details about what happened before, during, and after infamous volcanic cataclysms.

During his lengthy career as a field geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Scott traveled extensively to visit sites that were dramatically altered by forces within the arth. He has witnessed firsthand what happens when tectonic plate movement ignites earthquakes and volcanic activity such as eruptions and killer lahars, massive mud-and-debris landslides that roar down mountainsides. Scott's case studies highlight some of the best known events and advance warnings regarding future peisodes. By deciphering the histories of other disasters, Scott proposes, lives can and will be spared.

About the Author

Kevin Scott is among the fraction of geologists who've spent their careers in the field, traveling internationally, venturing up and down mountains, observing altered landcapes, and studying volcanic history stored in the rock record. After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Scott pursued his doctoral degree at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Curiosity and adrenaline seem to have fueled his lengthy career, surviving a helicopter crash in Alaska, escaping from a near-kidnapping in South America, and emerging alive from a close call with a flowing lahar in the Philippines. Scott is a respected member of the Geological Society of America and has published often with the United States Geological Survey.

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

This talk will take place at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center.

Schedule

Contact Information

Friends of Fort Vancouver
(360) 816-6216

Event Type

• Talk