The molten rock that feeds volcanoes can be stored in the Earth’s crust for as long as a thousand years, a result which may help with volcanic hazard management and …read more Source:: Science
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NASA’s SDO Reveals How Magnetic Cage on the Sun Stopped Solar Eruption
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•A dramatic magnetic power struggle at the Sun’s surface lies at the heart of solar eruptions, new research shows. …read more Source:: Science
Large volcanic island flank collapses trigger catastrophic eruptions
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•New research not only implies a link between catastrophic volcanic eruptions and landslides, but also suggests that landslides are the trigger. At the heart of Tenerife and standing almost 4 …read more Source:: Science
Old Faithful’s geological heart revealed
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•Scientists have mapped the near-surface geology around Old Faithful, revealing the reservoir of heated water that feeds the geyser’s surface vent and how the ground shaking behaves in between eruptions. …read more Source:: Science
Large volcanic eruptions in Tropics can trigger El Niño events
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•Explosive volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Niño events, those notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean with dramatic global impacts on the climate, according to a …read more Source:: Science
‘Bulges’ in volcanoes could be used to predict eruptions
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•Researchers have developed a new way of measuring the pressure inside volcanoes, and found that it can be a reliable indicator of future eruptions. …read more Source:: Science
Exhaling Earth: Scientists closer to forecasting volcanic eruptions
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•On average, 40 volcanoes on land erupt into the atmosphere each month, while scores of others on the seafloor erupt into the ocean. A new time-lapse animation uniting volcanoes, earthquakes, …read more Source:: Science