
Jim Kauahikaua
Geophysicist
U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Hilo, HI USA
“My heart would always beat a little faster when we’d come across some sort of lava flow.”
U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Hilo, HI USA
“My heart would always beat a little faster when we’d come across some sort of lava flow.”
Geophysicist
I am a research geophysicist studying volcanoes on the island of Hawai`i.
I monitor the activity of Hawaiian volcanoes and then assess if they are a threat. I also have to figure out where lava flows are going, how to divert them if possible, or evacuate people if necessary.
"Why would you want to work on a volcano? Aren't you afraid of it erupting?"
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