We want to highlight two things in this post:

1. Mike has published an essay in Aeon about the threat from hidden volcanoes, among other aspects, it's got some volcano science, history, climate, pandemics and storytelling in it, so something for everyone I hope! It highlights the global scale of this risk, its underappreciation in terms of governance, monitoring and funding.
2. If you get to the end of the Aeon article, you'll see Lara Mani and I (both volcanologists) have launched the first of its kind charity to mitigate volcanic risk, called the Global Volcano Risk Alliance. We're fully registered with the UK's charity commission (and HMRC - i.e. tax exempt) as of earlier this year, and open to donations and consultancy.

Aeon article

Here's a taster of the article:

Volcanoes are often imagined through icons like Yellowstone or Vesuvius, yet the real danger may lie in places that appear deceptively quiet. In [...]

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Outline:

(01:03) Aeon article

(03:56) Why we started this charity

(06:46) Plans and 2026 Budget

(08:19) What were doing

(09:15) How you can help

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