The museum, located at 276 Haili St. in Hilo, is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, call 935-5021.
Yellowstone is the largest potentially active volcanic system in North America. Over millennia, it has produced eruptions that blew ash from coast to coast and undoubtedly changed the climate for years afterward. The famous geysers and hot springs of Yellowstone exist because hot magma still resides under the area. Recent uplift and earthquake swarms seem to suggest renewed volcanic activity, but is that really what’s going on?
Volcanologist Cheryl Gansecki has conducted research on the Yellowstone volcanic system and on volcanoes in Hawaii and Greece. On Monday, Feb. 13, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Lyman Museum, Gansecki shares the history of this fascinating “supervolcanoâ” and delves deeper into what is happening now at Yellowstone.
Admission to this program is $3 for the public, free for museum members.
Seating is limited to 65 persons. No tickets for presale; first come, first seated. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The museum, located at 276 Haili St. in Hilo, is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, call 935-5021.