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Would It Be Possible To Block A Volcano By Plugging It Up With Concrete? Yes, For A While, But The Results Could Be Devastating

So, when thinking about how to protect people from volcanos, it is natural to think about simply plugging them up by dumping ...
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Indonesia’s Volcanoes Are Famous, But Is There a Way to Make Them Safer?

Indonesia, a country famously made up of some 17,000 islands, is known for many things: fried rice, friendly people, Komodo dragons, Bintang beer, toothsome satay, emerald rice terraces, stunning ...

Scientists fear volcano that was ‘extinct’ for 700,000 years has woken up as gas pressure builds

Scientists say that the Taftan volcano, which was believed to be extinct, is showing signs of activity after hundreds of thousands of years. A new study published by the Geophysical Research Letter ...