O casal de vulcanólogos Kraft morreu na erupção do vulcão Unzen há 33 anos...

   

Katia Krafft (Mulhouse, 17 April 1942 – Unzen, 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft (Guebwiller, 25 March 1946 – Unzen, 3 June 1991) were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991. Their obituary appeared in the Bulletin of Volcanology, (vol. 54, pp 613–614).

Maurice and Katia were known for being pioneers in filming, photographing and recording volcanoes, often getting within feet of lava flows. They met at Strasbourg University, and their career as volcano observers began soon after. With little money, they saved up for a trip to Stromboli and photographed the eruption. Finding that people were interested in this documentation of eruptions, they soon made a career out of this, which afforded them the ability to travel the globe.

The Kraffts were often the first to arrive at an active volcano, and were respected and envied by many volcanologists. Their footage of the effects of volcanic eruptions was a considerable factor in gaining the cooperation of local authorities faced with volcanic threats. One notable example of this was after the onset of activity at Mount Pinatubo in 1991, where their video of the effects of the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia was shown to large numbers of people, including Philippine President Cory Aquino, and convinced many skeptics that evacuation of the area would be necessary.

In June 1991, while filming eruptions at Mount Unzen, they were caught in a pyroclastic flow which unexpectedly swept out of a channel others had been flowing down and onto the ridge they were standing on. They were killed instantly, along with 40 journalists also covering the eruptions.

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. Maurice is famous for saying in the video that "I am never afraid because I have seen so much eruptions in 23 years that even if I die tomorrow, I don't care," coincidentally on the day before his death. Volcano: Nature's Inferno. [videorecording]. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. 2003.

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Os Kraft, vulcanólogos alsacianos, morreram na erupção do vulcão Unzen há 32 anos...

   

Katia Krafft (Mulhouse, 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft (Guebwiller, 25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991. Their obituary appeared in the Bulletin of Volcanology, (vol. 54, pp 613–614).

Maurice and Katia were known for being pioneers in filming, photographing and recording volcanoes, often getting within feet of lava flows. They met at Strasbourg University, and their career as volcano observers began soon after. With little money, they saved up for a trip to Stromboli and photographed the eruption. Finding that people were interested in this documentation of eruptions, they soon made a career out of this, which afforded them the ability to travel the globe.

The Kraffts were often the first to arrive at an active volcano, and were respected and envied by many volcanologists. Their footage of the effects of volcanic eruptions was a considerable factor in gaining the cooperation of local authorities faced with volcanic threats. One notable example of this was after the onset of activity at Mount Pinatubo in 1991, where their video of the effects of the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia was shown to large numbers of people, including Philippine President Cory Aquino, and convinced many skeptics that evacuation of the area would be necessary.

In June 1991, while filming eruptions at Mount Unzen, they were caught in a pyroclastic flow which unexpectedly swept out of a channel others had been flowing down and onto the ridge they were standing on. They were killed instantly, along with 40 journalists also covering the eruptions.

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. Maurice is famous for saying in the video that "I am never afraid because I have seen so much eruptions in 23 years that even if I die tomorrow, I don't care," coincidentally on the day before his death. Volcano: Nature's Inferno. [videorecording]. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. 2003.

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Os Kraft, vulcanólogos alsacianos, morreram na erupção do vulcão Unzen há 31 anos...

   

Katia Krafft (Mulhouse, 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft (Guebwiller, 25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991. Their obituary appeared in the Bulletin of Volcanology, (vol. 54, pp 613–614).

Maurice and Katia were known for being pioneers in filming, photographing and recording volcanoes, often getting within feet of lava flows. They met at Strasbourg University, and their career as volcano observers began soon after. With little money, they saved up for a trip to Stromboli and photographed the eruption. Finding that people were interested in this documentation of eruptions, they soon made a career out of this, which afforded them the ability to travel the globe.

The Kraffts were often the first to arrive at an active volcano, and were respected and envied by many volcanologists. Their footage of the effects of volcanic eruptions was a considerable factor in gaining the cooperation of local authorities faced with volcanic threats. One notable example of this was after the onset of activity at Mount Pinatubo in 1991, where their video of the effects of the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia was shown to large numbers of people, including Philippine President Cory Aquino, and convinced many skeptics that evacuation of the area would be necessary.

In June 1991, while filming eruptions at Mount Unzen, they were caught in a pyroclastic flow which unexpectedly swept out of a channel others had been flowing down and onto the ridge they were standing on. They were killed instantly, along with 40 journalists also covering the eruptions.

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. Maurice is famous for saying in the video that "I am never afraid because I have seen so much eruptions in 23 years that even if I die tomorrow, I don't care," coincidentally on the day before his death. Volcano: Nature's Inferno. [videorecording]. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. 2003.

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ADENDA: o vulcanólogo Harry Glicken morreu também neste mesmo dia - curiosamente era quem estava escalado para observar a erupção do Monte de Santa Helena, em 18 de Maio de 1980, data em que se libertou a nuvem ardente que matou o seu substituto, o vulcanólogo David A. Johnston. A morte adiou-lhe a sentença por 11 anos e 16 dias...

Os Krafft morreram há 25 anos...

Katia et Maurice Krafft sur le Kīlauea en 1990

Maurice Krafft, né le 25 mars 1946 à Mulhouse et mort accidentellement le 3 juin 1991 au Mont Unzen, Japon, est un volcanologue français. Avec Katia Conrad, son épouse, il a beaucoup œuvré pour la démocratisation de la connaissance des volcans.

Enfant, il est témoin en 1951 d'une éruption au Stromboli lors d'un voyage en famille, ce qui est à l'origine de sa vocation. À 14 ans, il est membre de la Société géologique de France. Après des études à Besançon et à l'Université de Strasbourg, il obtient une maîtrise de géologie. Il rencontre lors d'un voyage d'étude sur l'Etna en 1966 Haroun Tazieff qui l'intègre dans son équipe mais les deux hommes aux caractères forts se séparent. En 1968, il crée avec Roland Haas l'Équipe Vulcain, puis le Centre de volcanologie de Cernay.

Il rencontre Katia Conrad à la faculté de Besançon qui devient sa compagne de vie et de travail.

Durant 25 ans, ils parcourent ensemble le monde, lui privilégiant la caméra, elle l'appareil photo ; ils sont surnommés volcano devils (diables des volcans) par les volcanologues américains et se rendent auprès de tous les volcans en éruption (au maximum 8 par an, 175 sur toute leur carrière). Ils donnent de très nombreuses conférences en France et à l'étranger, notamment avec Connaissance du Monde. Maurice Kraft réalise de nombreux films dont Vivre Sous la Menace des Volcans réalisé à la demande de l’IAVCEI et diffusé avec l'aide de l’UNESCO en sept langues à la suite de l’éruption du Nevado del Ruiz en 1985. Cette vidéo a sensibilisé les gouvernements sur les sept grands risques volcaniques et les mesures d'évacuation à entreprendre en cas d'alerte.

Maurice et Katia Krafft meurent, emportés par une coulée pyroclastique sur les flancs du mont Unzen au Japon, qui tue également Harry Glicken, spécialiste américain des nuées ardentes ainsi que 41 autres personnes. Leurs corps ne furent jamais retrouvés. Une stèle est visible au pied du mont Unzen, où sont également inscrits en alphabets japonais et latin les noms des autres victimes.

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Katia Krafft, née Catherine Joséphine Conrad le 17 avril 1942 à Soultz-Haut-Rhin (Alsace), morte accidentellement le 3 juin 1991 au Mont Unzen, Japon, était une volcanologue française.

Elle fait des études de physique et de géochimie à l'Université de Strasbourg. En 1962, elle obtient le prix de la Fondation de la Vocation, pour ses travaux de volcanologie.

Elle épouse Maurice Krafft en 1970.

Elle meurt aux côtés de son mari, tous deux emportés par une nuée ardente sur les flancs du mont Unzen au Japon le 3 juin 1991, ainsi que Harry Glicken, spécialiste américain des nuées ardentes. Cette éruption fait également 41 autres victimes.

Livros

Maurice Krafft

• Guide des volcans d’Europe: généralités, France, Islande, Italie, Grèce, Allemagne..., Neuchâtel: Delachaux et Niestlé, 1974, 412 pp.
• Questions à un vulcanologue: Maurice Krafft répond, Paris: Hachette-Jeunesse, 1981, 231 pp.
• Les Volcans et leurs secrets, Paris: Nathan, 1984, 63 pp.
• Le Monde merveilleux des volcans, Paris: Hachette-Jeunesse, 1981, 58 pp.
• Les Feux de la Terre, Histoire de volcans, Paris: Découvertes Gallimard, 208 pp.

Maurice e Katia Krafft

• À l’assaut des volcans, Islande, Indonésie, Paris: Presses de la Cité, 1975, 112 pp.
• Preface by Eugène Ionesco, Les Volcans, Paris: Draeger-Vilo, 1975, 174 pp.
• La Fournaise, volcan actif de l’île de la Réunion, Saint-Denis: Éditions Roland Benard, 1977, 121 pp.
• Volcans, le réveil de la Terre, Paris: Hachette-Réalités, 1979, 158 pp.
• Dans l’antre du Diable: volcans d’Afrique, Canaries et Réunion, Paris: Presses de la Cité, 1981, 124 pp.
• Volcans et tremblements de terre, Paris: Les Deux Coqs d’Or, 1982, 78 pp.
• Volcans et dérives des continents, Paris: Hachette, 1984, 157 pp.
• Les plus beaux volcans, d’Alaska en Antarctique et Hawaï, Paris: Solar, 1985, 88 pp.
• Volcans et éruptions, Paris: Hachette-Jeunesse, 1985, 90 pp.
• Les Volcans du monde, Vevey-Lausanne: Éditions Mondo, 1986, 152 pp.
• Objectif volcans, Paris: Nathan Image, 1986, 154 pp.
• Führer zu den Virunga Vulkanen, Stuttgart: F. Enke, 1990, 187 pp.

Maurice Krafft e Roland Benard

• Au cœur de la Fournaise, Orléans: Éditions Nourault-Bénard, 1986, 220 pp.

Maurice Krafft, Katia Krafft e François-Dominique de Larouzière

• Guide des volcans d'Europe et des Canaries, Neuchâtel: Delachaux et Niestlé, 1991, 455 pp.

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Os Kraft morreram há 19 anos

Katia Krafft (Mulhouse, 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft (Guebwiller, 25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991. Their obituary appeared in the Bulletin of Volcanology, (vol. 54, pp 613–614).

Maurice and Katia were known for being pioneers in filming, photographing and recording volcanoes, often getting within feet of lava flows. They met at Strasbourg University, and their career as volcano observers began soon after. With little money, they saved up for a trip to Stromboli and photographed the eruption. Finding that people were interested in this documentation of eruptions, they soon made a career out of this, which afforded them the ability to travel the globe.

The Kraffts were often the first to arrive at an active volcano, and were respected and envied by many volcanologists. Their footage of the effects of volcanic eruptions was a considerable factor in gaining the cooperation of local authorities faced with volcanic threats. One notable example of this was after the onset of activity at Mount Pinatubo in 1991, where their video of the effects of the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia was shown to large numbers of people, including Philippine President Cory Aquino, and convinced many skeptics that evacuation of the area would be necessary.

In June 1991, while filming eruptions at Mount Unzen, they were caught in a pyroclastic flow which unexpectedly swept out of a channel others had been flowing down and onto the ridge they were standing on. They were killed instantly, along with 40 journalists also covering the eruptions.

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. Maurice is famous for saying in the video that "I am never afraid because I have seen so much eruptions in 23 years that even if I die tomorrow, I don't care," coincidentally on the day before his death. Volcano: Nature's Inferno. [videorecording]. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. 2003.

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ADENDA: o vulcanólogo Harry Glicken morreu também neste mesmo dia - curiosamente era quem estava escalado para observar a erupção do Monte de Santa Helena, em 18 de Maio de 1980, data em que se libertou a nuvem ardente que matou o seu substituto, o vulcanólogo David A. Johnston. A morte adiou-lhe a sentença por 11 anos e 16 dias...