Short Reviews: Betsy Mason

"Season of Fire" [permanent link]. An interesting article about how scientist may have found an interesting statistical phenomenon associated with volcanic eruptions; some of them tend to occur in winter. While not definite, the probably statistical link indicates that steady pressure, possibly caused by snow or water building up over a lava chamber, may affect a volcano. This contrasts with current studies of volcanoes that concentrate on sudden changes that may affect a volcano.
Read from Feb 2003 Discover magazine