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Drone technology improves ability to forecast volcanic eruptions – Digital Trends
Scientists have use drones to explore a remote volcano to learn about forecasting eruptions and see how volcanoes contribute to the global carbon cycle.
One of the reasons that volcanoes are so dangerous is that it’s hard to predict their eruptions. Now, scientists have formed a plan to use drones to explore remote volcanoes to learn about forecasting eruptions and to see how they contribute to the global carbon cycle.
Working at the 6-mile-diameter Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea, researchers in the ABOVE program used modified long-range drones to measure the gases emitted from the volcano. This particular volcano has been shown to be one of…
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