Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis: the exhibition explains how the Earth works and presents the most spectacular volcanoes and the risks they pose to people.

Panel by panel:

• The structure of the Earth: crust, mantle and core
• Plate tectonics and the East African Rift
• Famous volcanoes, from Mount St. Helens to Mount Erebus
• History and myth: volcanoes in the memory of peoples
• Living with the risk: Sakurajima, Merapi and volcano monitoring
• The Pacific Ring of Fire
• Volcanic rocks and landscapes shaped by magma

Audience: all ages, from 8. Ideal for: a science festival, a life and earth sciences project, raising awareness of major hazards.