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In 2008, scientists tried to drill a well into a pocket of magma under the Krafla volcano in Iceland. The magma chamber was closer than expected, so it opened and destroyed the well. But the main thing is that there was no catastrophe in the form of an eruption caused by drilling, which proved that […]
An underwater volcanic eruption on October 30, 2023, led to the formation of a new island off the coast of Iojima, 1250 km south of Tokyo, the Japan Times reports. According to the University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute, the island may grow larger if volcanic activity continues. Setsuya Nakada, a professor of volcanology at […]
Experts note that so far, no “ash rain” has fallen, but local residents are advised not to approach the volcano closer than 13 km. In Indonesia, in the province of East Java, the Semeru volcano has become active, spewing a column of ash to a height of 1.5 km. The eruption occurred early on Sunday […]
On July 10, 2023, a remarkable event took place in Iceland – the birth of a baby volcano. At the foot of the mountain in the Icelandic volcanic region of Fagradalsfjadl, three cracks appeared, spewing lava and gas into the atmosphere. While two of these cracks closed quickly, one remained and turned into a crater […]