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Re: This sounds of interest

From: Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:06:56 +0000
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Sorry, I meant Tambora (I knew there were two major 19th century
volcanic eruptions, one in 1813 and in 1883 and couldn't remember which
one was which)

------ Original Message ------
From: "Ron Miller" <spaceart~at~embarqmail.com>
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>
Cc: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>
Sent: 12/04/2012 13:59:21
Subject: Re: This sounds of interest
>Well, given that Journey to the Center of the Earth was written more
>than a decade before Krakatoa erupted...
>
>R
>
>----- Alex Kirstukas <infernalnonsense~at~yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Since the Krakatoa eruption didn't happen until 1888 (as described
>and fictionalized in the wonderful Verne pastiche "The Twenty-one
>Balloons"), I'm pretty sure Verne's fascination with volcanoes had a
>different source...
>
>All the best,
>
>Alex
>
>
>On Apr 12, 2012, at 6:04 AM, Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Kate Humble will host a BBC Two series live from an active
> Hawaiian volcano this summer. She will be joined by the geologist
> Professor Iain Stewart at Kilauea volcano for Volcano Live, which
> will be broadcast in four parts during July 9-12. Hawaii sits on the
> Pacific 'ring of fire', making it one of the most volcanic land
> masses in the world, and Kilauea draws around two million visitors
> every year. The series will also explore volcanic activity in Africa,
> Iceland and South America, and examine the the science of earthquakes
> and tsunamis. Volcano Live follows the success of other factual event
> shows such as Stargazing, which drew around 4 million viewers earlier
> this year. Humble said: 'Presenting live television that responds to
> the mostly unpredictable natural environment is never an easy thing
> to do, but after Lambing Live, Spring and Autumnwatch, I've got the
> bug!' BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow added that the new series
> would offer a rare opportunity to see 'the forefront of cutting-edge
> volcanology research'. Volcano Live is a BBC Factual Production,
> which is executive produced by Lisa Ausden and series produced by
> Alan Holland.
> >
> > During Stargazing Live they asked for questions from the public
> that were asked by Skype, when they start asking for questions for
> this programme should I ask "Was Jules Verne an amateur vulcanologist
> or was he (like most people) just awed by the eruption of Karakota in
> the 19th century?"
 
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