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Antarctic Ice Melt May Fuel Eruptions of Hidden Volcanoes
More than 100 volcanoes lurk beneath the surface in Antarctica. Ice sheet melt could set them off.
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Magmatic Fluids and Melts May Lie Beneath Dormant German Volcanoes
New processing strategies applied to old seismic data reveal potential pockets of magmatic fluids or melts from the upper mantle.
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Imaging Magma from Afar
Reservoirs of magma and fluids in the crust create gravity anomalies detectable by altimetry, which can help find submarine volcanoes and provide key insights into their depth, shape and volume.
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Magma Diversity in Iceland
Iceland’s recent basalt eruptions originated at the crust-mantle boundary and show chemical variability over remarkably short timescales of weeks, suggesting exchanges between diverse magma sources.
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Alaska’s Mount Veniaminof Volcano Is Stealthy—Here’s Why
New research explains why Mount Veniaminof erupts without the usual warming signs.
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Here’s How the Hunga Tonga Eruption Sounded
New Zealanders’ experiences during the Hunga Volcano’s eruption match seismic monitoring data.
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How Volcanologists Can Improve Urban Climate Resilience
City-level strategies to cope with climate change can benefit from the insights of volcano scientists, who have long customized hazard information and communications for local communities.
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120 Years of Geodetic Data on Kīlauea’s Décollement
A new study explores the deformation and stress changes of Kīlauea’s décollement from 1898 to 2018 by collating an unprecedented 120 years of geodetic data.
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Large Igneous Provinces May Have Leaked Cryptic Carbon
Dissolved carbon dioxide may have bubbled up from magma far below the surface, contributing to prolonged warming.