The 'pulse' of a volcano can be used to help predict its next eruption
- Written by Rebecca Carey, Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania
The 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano was preceded by damage of the magma plumbing system at the summit.Courtesy of Grace Tobin, 60 Minutes, Author provided
Predicting when a volcano will next blow is tricky business, but lessons we learned from one of Hawaii’s recent eruptions may help.
Kīlauea, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, is probably...
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