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Volcanoes are among the most dynamic features on Earth, yet understanding how often they erupt and the style of their eruptions remains a major challenge. Each volcano has its own personality, but there are also similarities between them. Volcanic tephra, fragments of magma ejected during an eruption, such as ash, is commonly produced by volcanic ...continue reading "Emma Watts: From ash to eruption: using volcanic fingerprints to uncover Japan’s volcanic history"

An oil and gas company had proposed an underground natural gas storage facility in salt deposits 2.4 km beneath the Isle of Portland in Dorset and had bought a lease for land at a former naval shore base. Unfortunately, the site was in the middle of a large landslide complex, said to be one of ...continue reading "Kevin Privett. Underground gas storage and the Portland landslide complex"

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