In our inaugural episode, Kacy asks "What are the important volcanoes I should know about?" The question that inspired our podcast!

Chris walks through a little background on volcanoes--What they are, how they work, what happens when they go boom--and then we dive into seven of the most interesting volcanoes in human history.

Sources:

Books:

The Path Between the Seas, David McCullough

Websites:

US Geological Survey: About Volcanoes

Wikipedia:

Volcano

Supervolcano

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

1815 eruption of Mount Tambora

1883 eruption of Krakatoa

1902 eruption of Mount Pelée

1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

Armero Tragedy

2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull