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New Measurements Reveal The Full Danger of The World’s Largest Volcano – ScienceAlert

Active for at least the last 700,000 years, and dominating the landscape of Hawaii, Mauna Loa is the largest shield volcano on Earth (above water, at least) – and…

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Active for at least the last 700,000 years, and dominating the landscape of Hawaii, Mauna Loa is the largest shield volcano on Earth (above water, at least) and new data have revealed more about what might be enough to set off future eruptions.
Looking at shifts in the ground tracked by GPS and satellite data, researchers have been able to model the flow of magma on the inside of the volcano, as well as figuring out what would and wouldn’t be likely to trigger the next major eruption from Mauna…

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