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Scientists reveal an explosive secret hidden beneath seemingly calm volcanoes – Mirage News

An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes which reliably produce small…

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An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes which reliably produce small basaltic lava eruptions hide chemically diverse magmas in their underground plumbing systems – including some with the potential to generate explosive activity.
Many volcanoes produce similar types of eruption over millions of years. For example, volcanoes in Iceland, Hawai’i and the Galápagos Islands consistently erupt lava flows – comprised of mo…

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