Can climate change cause more volcanic eruptions? Meet Thomas Audbry.

Meet Thomas Aubry, lecturer at the University of Exeter
and expert in physical volcanology and climate sciences.


Thomas talks about the complex relationship between volcanoes and
climate change. We were astounded to find out that a changing
climate may in fact cause more frequent eruptions due to the
potential change in pressure on the magma chamber from any number
of processes such as heavy rain or melting glaciers.


We learn about the scale of the impact of some of the more recent
eruptions such as the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and the
difficulty of detecting the footprint of some of the smaller and
more frequent eruptions and their cumulative effects on the
climate.


Thomas shines a light on the work he does using computer code to
model the aftermath of a volcanic explosion and its impact on the
climate.We pose the question to Thomas whether it is too simple
to say that a volcanic eruption might help the climate. His
answer is fascinating and we recommend listening through to find
out.Thomas also tells about what he hopes to achieve in his
future research.


You can find Thomas on Twitter @ThomasJAubry and at
https://sites.google.com/view/thomasjaubry/home?pli=1


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