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Taal Volcano in the Philippines: The Lake Inside a Volcano on an Island in a Lake

Let’s take a second to wrap our heads around this. Imagine standing on the edge of a volcanic crater, peering down at a shimmering lake nestled inside it. That crater sits on an island. But the island ...
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Explainer: How friction inside magma determines the way volcanoes erupt

For decades, volcanologists believed that the primary trigger for explosive eruptions was a drop in pressure as magma rises toward the surface. When pressure falls, gases dissolved deep within the ...
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What’s inside Mexico’s Popocatépetl? Scientists obtain first 3D images of the whole volcano

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...
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What's inside Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano? Scientists obtain first 3D images

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...
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What’s inside Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano? Scientists obtain first 3D images

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect ...