Wonders of the National Parks: A Geology of North America

Hawaii Volcanoes: Earth’s Largest Mountains (1x4)

: 22, 2015

Compare the lessons of hotspot volcanism at Yellowstone with the very different landscape at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which is also stoked by upwelling magma from Earth’s mantle. Professor Cochran describes rivers of fire on the Big Island of Hawaii and suggests distinctive lava formations to visit.