Acid lakes and bad takes: Dante's Peak with a volcanologist
Port Tampa Park Community Center · Port Tampa City
Sunday, November 1, 2026 · 1:00 PM
The Movie🌋 Reel Science Premiere: Dante's Peak Erupts on Nov 1!You're invited to our first-ever Reel Science night! Dig into the fact and fiction behind movies with a scientist.Our premiere feature is Dante's Peak, the 1997 volcano disaster classic. Expert volcanologist Dr. Mel Rodgers will be on hand to separate the real science from the Hollywood lava. Can you really drive a truck across a lava flow? Would a mountain lake actually turn to acid? Is the grandmother going to be okay?Dr. Rodgers has the answers.
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