As recently as 2010, Mt. Merapi claimed the lives of over 300 people and displaced thousands more. As a result, volcanologists put themselves in harm’s way in order to provide inhabitants with better predictions and evacuation warnings.

As recently as 2010, Mt. Merapi claimed the lives of over 300 people and displaced thousands more. As a result, volcanologists put themselves in harm’s way in order to provide inhabitants with better predictions and evacuation warnings.