ha, thank you!
very sweet.

Professor's name was Something-Ulrich Schmincke, if I caught that right.

he says:

the length of time it has been erupting now is not longer than the length of time it has done it before. He sees it as a volcanic island growing in the usual volcanic fashion - magma is tossed out as lava,

cooler thicker lava at first, then hotter, thinner lava later on. Both stages of lava build new deltas that extend into the sea.

He did not answer the question if ALL of the island inhabitants are at risk, and not just those whose area is directly in the path of the lava flow.

the words on the screen said:

NO MORE HARMFUL GASES...

had to figure that one out. They were referring to the harmful gases released when lava hit factories, etc.
not to the volcano itself.