Fire From the Deep

Published: April 10, 2018, 8 a.m.

b'In this episode, a huge submarine volcano erupts, breaks the surface of the ocean, and forms a new island. What happens next?\\nGuests:\\nTracy Gregg, associate professor of geology at the University at Buffalo\\nRebecca Carey, senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania\\nParaskevi V. Nomiku, assistant professor of geological oceanography at the University of Athens\\nGianpierro Orbasano, Tongan photojournalist and explorer\\nMichael Bates, Prince of Sealand\\nJames Grimmelmann, professor of law at Cornell Tech\\nFurther reading:\\nThe largest deep-ocean silicic volcanic eruption of the past century\\nTsunami hazard risk of a future volcanic eruption of Kolumbo submarine volcano, NE of Santorini Caldera, Greece\\nVolcanic ash as fertiliser for the surface ocean \\nThe Submarine Volcano Eruption off El Hierro Island: Effects on the Scattering Migrant Biota and the Evolution of the Pelagic Communities \\nWhat is law of the sea?\\nUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea\\nPrincipality of Sealand: Nation Building by Individuals\\nSealand, Havenco and the Rule of Law\\nHunga Tonga volcano eruption forms new S Pacific island\\nThis episode was suggested by listener and long-time friend of the show Charlie Loyd.\\nFlash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.\\nIf you want to suggest a future we should take on, send us a note on Twitter, Facebook or by email at info@flashforwardpod.com. I love hearing your ideas! And if you think you\\u2019ve spotted one of the little references I\\u2019ve hidden in the episode, email us there too. If you\\u2019re right, I\\u2019ll send you something cool.\\nAnd if you want to support the show, there are a few ways you can do that too! Head to www.flashforwardpod.com/support for more about how to give. But if that\\u2019s not in the cards for you, you can head to iTunes and leave us a nice review or just tell your friends about us. Those things really do help.\\xa0\\nThat\\u2019s all for this future, come back next time and we\\u2019ll travel to a new one.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'