Answer:
Restless volcanoes can be very dangerous places, but it's
possible to work safely around them if you're properly prepared.
First and foremost, scientists protect themselves by working as
a team to create a "safety net" in which all the important bases
are covered. Like a professional driving team, a
volcano-response team includes key staff who know the monitoring
equipment extremely well, experts in several scientific
disciplines who can interpret data coming back from the field, a
spokesperson to communicate warnings and other information to
public officials and the media, and a scientist-in-charge, or
"driver," who assumes overall responsibility for team
performance. As part of an experienced scientific team capable
of quickly assessing the past behavior of a restless volcano,
installing instruments to take its pulse, and analyzing all
available information to understand what the volcano is doing, a
modern volcanologist is prepared to work safely even in the
hazardous environment of a restless volcano.
