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Monitoring Bárðarbunga
Monitoring Bárðarbunga
A team of researchers, led by Professor Bob White, from the Department of Earth Sciences have recently returned from Iceland where, thanks to a bit of luck, they have gathered the most extensive dataset ever from a volcanic eruption which will likely yield considerable new insights into how molten rock moves underground, and whether or not it erupts.
In a short video, Luck and Lava, Professor White and PhD student Tim Gree
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