Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
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Is anyone here interested in talking about volcanoes?
So, I have a casual interest, but I find them intriguing. I recently took a trip to Lassen National Park, and saw this boiling mud pool. https://imgur.com/n6dV92U. I am planning a trip next year...
So, I have a casual interest, but I find them intriguing. I recently took a trip to Lassen National Park, and saw this boiling mud pool. https://imgur.com/n6dV92U. I am planning a trip next year to Pompeii and Herculaneum. Someday, I am interested in seeing volcanoes in Hawaii and Iceland and maybe more. I casually enjoyed HarryTurtledove's survival novels about Yellowstone erupting, although they are not great literature by any means.
What about you? Any cool experiences with volcanoes or bucket list plans that you would like to share? Do you know fun facts? Do we have any geologists in the room? Take this prompt in any direction you would like.
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Reaching closer to Earth's core, one lava scoop at a time – 2021 eruption in Iceland gave researchers rare and illuminating access to the mantle
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A stereo movie created by NASA researchers shows the altitude of the Tonga plume during the eruption
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The volcanologist’s paradox
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I found a mud volcano in California
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Why does Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano look like a school science project – spatter cone and runny lava give this eruption its classic look
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Southwestern Iceland was rocked by a series of earthquakes Wednesday, which have caused increased volcanic activity
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Why China's largest volcano is so unusual
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Clear signs that the Grímsvötn volcano on Iceland is getting ready to erupt again – authorities have recently raised the threat level for the volcano
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From lava to water: A new era at Kīlauea
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Iceland hit by thousands of quakes and threat of volcanic eruption – the island nation has experienced increased seismic activity in the past month
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Twitter thread about Doug Geisler, an astronomy grad student who was at Manastash Ridge Observatory forty years ago when Mount St. Helens exploded 140 miles away
@emsque: Exactly #40YearsAgo Doug Geisler was asleep atop Manastash Ridge Observatory. An astronomy grad student, he'd just logged his first excellent night at the telescope for his PhD thesis. He was the only person on the summit, ~90 miles from #MountStHelens... #MSH40
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US Geological Survey volcano news
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Awakening volcanic region in Iceland could cause disruption for centuries – Reykjanes peninsula's last active period started in 10th century and lasted 300 years
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Mt. Þorbjörn, Reykjanes – Icelandic volcano swell signals potential eruption
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Taal volcano spews lava, ash as fears of 'hazardous eruption' persist in the Philippines
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Three studies describe different parts of the 2018 Kīlauea caldera collapse
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Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’
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Mount Vesuvius murdered its victims in more brutal ways than we thought
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Dinosaur wars: Scientists behaving badly
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The nastiest feud in science - What caused the dinosaur extinction?
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Mozambique: The secret rainforest at the heart of an African volcano
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Why Hawaii's volcano is so unusual
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