Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?
We spend a lot of our time thinking about climate change, but listener Paul has a question that isn\u2019t usually part of the conversation. He wants to know whether a hotter atmosphere will affect how often volcanoes erupt, or make them more explosive when they do.
CrowdScience travels to New Zealand to search for answers, exploring volcanic craters and discovering traditional Maori knowledge about volcanoes.
Contributors: \nGeoff Kilgour, Volcanologist, Geological and Nuclear Sciences Taupo, New Zealand\nHeather Handley, Volcanologist, University of Twente, The Netherlands \nPouroto Ngaropo, Historian and Matauranga M\u0101ori expert, Rotorua, New Zealand
Presenter: Caroline Steel\nProducer: Emily Bird \nEditor: Cathy Edwards\nProduction Co-Ordinator: Connor Morgans\nSound Engineer: Steve Greenwood
(Photo: Icelandic volcano. Credit: KRISTINN MAGNUSSON/Getty Images)