Survey reveals low awareness of volcanic hazards in Australia
Friday, December 20, 2019 - 10:03
in Earth & Climate
Heather Handley pointed out two large photos on her poster at AGU Fall Meeting last week: a bouncing kangaroo and a dreamy beach scene, two things commonly associated with Australia, where Handley is an associate professor in volcanology at Macquarie University. But Handley wasn't advertising Australia's most loved assets. The photos were a lead up to an introduction of one of her country's lesser known features: volcanoes.