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  Katia and Maurice Krafft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Katia Krafft (17 April 1942 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft (25 March 1946 3 June 1991) were French vulcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991.
The Kraffts were often the first to arrive at an active volcano, and were respected and envied by many volcanologists.
The work of the Kraffts was highlighted in a video issue of National Geographic, which contained a large amount of their film footage and photographs as well as interviews with both.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Katia_and_Maurice_Krafft   (389 words)

  
 Earlham College - Geology 211 - Template
The Kraffts were willing to put their lives on the line for the sake of getting upclose footage of a basaltic lava flow, or a pyroclastic cloud.
Maurice Krafft and Katia Conrad were both natives to the town of Alsace in France.
It certainly seemed as if the Kraffts were unstoppable in their quest for the research of volcanoes, and it's quite possible that that was the case.
www.earlham.edu /~benjajo/content/geohomepage.htm   (950 words)

  
 Katia and Maurice Krafft - TheBestLinks.com - Katia Krafft, April 17, France, Japan, ...
Katia and Maurice Krafft - TheBestLinks.com - Katia Krafft, April 17, France, Japan,...
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Katia Krafft (17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft (25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French vulcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mt Unzen, in Japan, on June 3 1991.
www.thebestlinks.com /Katia_Krafft.html   (149 words)

  
 Man and volcanoes at Vulcania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Maurice and Katia KRAFFT spent more than twenty-five years of their lives studying, photographing, and filming erupting volcanoes all over the world.
In 1991, Maurice and Katia Krafft died in the Mount Unzen eruption in Japan, and their books and painting were donated to the state.
The collections of objects and rock samples known as the "Krafft collections" were created between 1967 and 1991.
www.frenchtourism.com /guides/mcentral/vcn4E.htm   (643 words)

  
 Interview with Maurice and Katia Krafft
Katia has seen twenty eruptions more than me, because sometimes I cannot go there, because I am making lectures and she is more free than me. So I make a complex of inferiority!(laughs) I think I may throw her in a crater next time to I can be Number One!
Katia : I was fourteen years old, in school in France.
Katia : No, it was not possible for us the way we work From one hour to another we may have to go far away.
volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/vw_news/krafft.html   (1743 words)

  
 The Early Life of Maurice and Katia Krafft
Katia was born on April 17, 1942, and like Maurice, also became interested in volcanoes at an early age.
Katia enrolled in the University of Strasbourg, and there she met Maurice at the end of her chemistry studies.
Maurice said that he and Katia are more interested in the explosive volcanoes, because he can film them and show the footage to people.
www.earlham.edu /~arvesda/geos211   (361 words)

  
 Pele Dancing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The image was captured by Katia Krafft while she was photographing the lava streams of the 1984 eruption.
Maurice and Katia Krafft studied and photographed erupting volcanoes all over the world, witnessing and documenting more active volcanoes than any other investigators.
For more about the Kraffts, the Krafft Memorial Fund, and how to get a copy of the poster, check The Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes at the Univerity of Hawaii at Hilo.
www.soest.hawaii.edu /mauna_loa/pele.html   (146 words)

  
 Katia - BBC - BBC Four Drama - Katia Lund Interview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Katia Moraes: Brazilian singer, lyricist, composer and dancer from
Katia Moraes: Brazilian singer, lyricist, composer and dancer from Rio de Janeiro.
Katia Solomon fights against Leukemia and shows her love for friends and ladybugs.
www.joinourlink.com /jol/katia.html   (151 words)

  
 Questions about Volcanologists or Volcanology
Two volcanologists by the names of Maurice and Katia Krafft died in a volcanic explosion within the last five years.
It was narrated by Maurice and Katia Krafft.
We really enjoyed the video but at the end we were surprised to see that it had been dedicated to their memory.
www.volcanoworld.org /vwdocs/frequent_questions/group2_new.html   (1501 words)

  
 iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 VW Mall-Posters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pele Dancing was captured by Katia Krafft while she was photographing the lava streams flowing down Mauna Loa Volcano during its 1984 eruption.
A recurring theme in much of their work was the importance of educating people in countries of high volcanic risk about the various hazards that potentially active volcanoes pose.
Shortly before their deaths the Kraffts completed a videotape called Understanding Volcanic Hazards that has been translated into many languages for just such use.
volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/vwstore/poster.html   (515 words)

  
 Volcanologists
Perhaps two of the most famous and well-known volcanologists were Maurice Krafft and Katia Krafft, a husband and wife volcanologist team.
A dome had been created near the top of Unzen and, as it grew, it threatened to collapse since it was located on the edge of a steep slope.
On June 3, 1991, Maurice Krafft and Katia Krafft, two well-known volcanologists, were killed by an errant pyroclastic flow on the Unzen volcano
www.personal.psu.edu /users/l/b/lbh129/volcanoes/volcanologists.htm   (594 words)

  
 POSTERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Maurice and Katia Krafft witnessed and photographed more erupting volcanoes than anyone else in human history, but died tragically at Unzen Volcano in 1991.
Katia's contributions to volcanology live on, however, in this dramatic 1984 photo of "Pele Dancing" (a lava river up to 80 m.
Bob Decker published this photo with permission of Maurice and Katia's parents in order to raise foreign student scholarship funds for the Center for the Study of Active Volcanism at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
www.volcanostore.com /pages/posters.html   (548 words)

  
 Mount St. Augustine Volcano Generating Fiery Avalanches, Alaska Science Forum
As a volcanologist with the Geophysical Institute since 1970, I was very interested in investigating the situation on the ground.
On August 28, I escorted Maurice and Katia Krafft, a French husband-and-wife volcanologist team, to the island by helicopter.
Maurice and Katia observed purple lightning flashes within the clouds, but heard no accompanying thunderclaps (probably because the sound was muffled by the dense ash and debris).
www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF7/786.html   (671 words)

  
 SWVRC-KRAFFT MEMORIAL DEDICATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dedicated To The Memory Of Maurice and Katia Krafft
The photo is of a lava river on the northeast rift zone of Mona Loa at about the 2700m elevation.
Both Maurice and Katia dedicated their lives to the study of volcanology and in particular, volcanic eruptions.
www.swvrc.org /krafft.htm   (119 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Katia and Maurice Krafft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Katia and Maurice Krafft; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Katia_and_Maurice_Krafft   (524 words)

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