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Iceland’s Fiery Volcano: Geochemical Analysis Reveals Hidden Magma Pools


Iceland’s most recent volcanic episode on the Reykjanes peninsula, set to last centuries, began with vast magma pooling just beneath the surface. Researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography detected magma pooling beneath Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano during the 2021 erupt

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