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Why a volcanic disaster on an island doesn’t stop the most adventurous tourists

The volcanic event that began on La Palma, Canary Islands, on September 19, 2021, could be described as a slow burn. There were no shattering explosions, no incandescent rocks hurled miles into the sky, no pyroclastic flows, where superheated pumice and gas sluiced downhill at deadly speeds. After a week of terrifying earthquakes, lava gushed… Read More »

Icelandic scientists want to drill a hole directly into a reservoir of molten magma about a mile underground. It can produce unlimited energy.

Clouds of smoke rise from the borehole, which was created when scientists accidentally drilled into a magma chamber in 2009.KMT Scientists in Iceland want to drill directly into the underground magma chamber. The project may offer clues to how volcanoes work and produce geothermal energy. The biggest hurdles are finding funding for the project and… Read More »