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Christian Science Monitor
Crystals found in magma chambers may help scientists predict volcanic eruptions
Christian Science Monitor
By peering at crystals encased within volcanic rock, scientists could get a better idea of when eruptions will occur, researchers say. More than 500 million people live close to volcanoes that could erupt with little or no clear warning, ...
Crystals can help predict volcano eruptions, scientists sayLos Angeles Times
New tool helps predict when volcanoes eruptThe Olympian
Crystals could give volcanic eruption clueUPI.com
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Autopsy of an eruption: Linking crystal growth to volcano seismicity
Science Codex
The research could ultimately help to predict future volcanic eruptions with greater accuracy. A few kilometers below the volcano a liquid reservoir exists, the magma chamber, which feeds volcanic eruptions. Zoned crystals grow concentrically like tree ...

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TG Daily
Chemical analysis can predict volcanic eruptions
TG Daily
Examining crystals formed deep within volcanoes could give a year's warning of impending eruptions, say scientists. Scientists from the University of Bristol used forensic-style chemical analysis to link seismic observations of the deadly 1980 Mount St ...
Forensic-style chemical analysis can help predict eruptionsPress TV

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June centennial of Novarupta-Katmai eruption features a burst of events
Alaska Dispatch
To mark the centennial anniversary of Novarupta-Katmai eruption next month, the US Geological Survey plans a summer-long series of lectures, programs and other events. • Explosions were heard 755 miles away in Juneau, but not in Kodiak 105 miles away.
Landmark Volcano Study Brings to Life Huge Alaska Eruption on its CentennialUnited States Geological Survey (press release)

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Mount Etna Eruptions Delight Wine Enthusiasts on Tours of Italy
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Mount Etna, on the Mediterranean Sea's largest island of Sicily, recently erupted for the seventh time this year. Yet despite the dangers inherent in volcanic eruptions, Sicily's wineries are reaping a harvest of phenomenal wines grown in the ...

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Stuff.co.nz
New way to predict volcanic eruptions
Stuff.co.nz
Events like a new pulse of hot magma into the chamber - like that which can precede an eruption - can cause elements inside a crystal, such as iron and magnesium, to migrate toward the crystal's core or toward its edges, creating new rings.

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When Will Baekdu Caldera Erupt (or How to Misuse Volcanologic Data)
Wired News
Over the course of its known history, the caldera has produced a single VEI 7 eruption in ~1000 AD. and a number of smaller explosive and effusive eruptions since that eruption. This is not to say that Baekdu isn't worth monitoring – it is an active ...
'99% Chance' of Mt. Baekdu Eruption by 2032The Chosun Ilbo

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