Description
Infamous for its constant seismic and volcanic activity, the Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped region that borders the vast Pacific Ocean and includes over 75% of our planet’s active and dormant volcanoes. Join Kirt Kempter on a geologic overview of the Ring of Fire, exploring how these relentless tectonic movements drive the current earthquake and volcanic activity, and include some of the fastest moving plates on our planet.
Kirt Kempter is a Fulbright Fellow and PhD graduate from the University of Texas at Austin. He has spent most of his career as a field geologist, studying volcanic provinces in Costa Rica, Mexico, and North America. Kempter has authored numerous geologic maps in his home state of New Mexico and has led educational tours for Smithsonian Journeys and National Geographic since 1993.
