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1、EarthCare1.Ihavethegreatestjobintheworld.Itraveltounusualplacesandworkalongsidepeoplefromallovertheworld.Sometimesworkingoutdoors,sometimesinanoffice,sometimesusingscientificequipmentandsometimesmeetinglocalpeopleandtourists,Iamneverbored.2.Althoughmyjobisoccasionallydangerous,Idon'tm

2、indbecausedangerexcitesmeandmakesmefeelalive.However,themostimportantthingaboutmyjobisthatIhelpprotect ordinary peoplefromoneofthemostpowerfulforcesonearth-thevolcano. 3.IwasappointedasavolcanologistworkingfortheHawaiianVolcanoObservatory(HVO)twentyyearsago.Myjobiscollectinginformatio

3、nforadatabaseaboutMountKilauea,whichisoneofthemostactivevolcanoesinHawaii.4.Havingcollectedandevaluatedtheinformation,Ihelpotherscientiststopredictwherelavafromthevolcanowillflownextandhowfast.5.Ourworkhassavedmanylivesbecausepeopleinthepathofthelavacanbewarnedtoleavetheirhouses.6.Unf

4、ortunately,wecannotmovetheirhomesoutoftheway,andmanyhouseshavebeencoveredwithlavaorburnedtotheground. 7. Whenboilingrockeruptsfromavolcanoandcrashesbacktoearth,itcauseslessdamagethanyoumightimagine.8.ThisisbecausenoonelivesnearthetopofMountKilauea,wheretherocksfall.9.Thelavathatflowss

5、lowlylikeawavedownthemountaincausesfarmoredamagebecauseitburieseverythinginitspathunderthemoltenrock.10.However,theeruptionitselfisreallyexcitingtowatchandIshallneverforgetmyfirstsightofone.ItwasinthesecondweekafterIarrivedinHawaii.11.Havingworkedhardallday,Iwenttobedearly.Iwasfastasl

6、eepwhensuddenlymybedbeganshakingandIheardastrangesound,likearailwaytrainpassingmywindow.12.HavingexperiencedquiteafewearthquakesinHawaiialready,Ididn'ttakemuchnotice.13.Iwasabouttogobacktosleepwhensuddenlymybedroombecameasbrightasday.14.IranoutofthehouseintothebackgardenwhereIcouldsee

7、MountKilaueainthedistance.15.Therehadbeenaneruptionfromthesideofthemountainandredhotlavawasfountaininghundredsofmetresintotheair.Itwasanabsolutelyfantasticsight.     16.ThedayafterthiseruptionIwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit.TwootherscientistsandIweredrivenupthemountainanddrop

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