• Question: When a Volcano errupts the surrounding water becomes slightly acidic in some films the water turns so acidic it kills people. Does the water really turn as acidic as they portray in films or does it gain few acidicy?

    Asked by jewlz to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 26 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      I would be more worried about the heat of the water

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      I doubt that it gets acidic enough to dissolve people, but the sulphur that’s released when a volcano erupts does turn the water into weak sulphuric acid which kills aquatic life.

    • Photo: Philippa Bird

      Philippa Bird answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      Yeah, I doubt the effect is as pronounced as Dante’s Peak (one of my favourite films), but I don’t know for sure.

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