Out of the Crater

Volcanologists venture to treacherous volcanoes the world over in the pursuit of their science. They work around craters of boiling magma and amidst smoke, flames, scorched rocks, and clouds of noxious gases--balancing personal risk against advancing knowledge about one of nature''s most dangerous and unpredictable forces. Richard Fisher, a world-renowned volcanologist, has had more than forty yea...