Icelandic Volcanoes Help Researchers Understand Effects of Eruptions
Monday, July 14, 2008 - 15:28
in Earth & Climate
For the first time, researchers have taken a detailed look at what lies beneath all of Iceland's volcanoes - and found a world far more complex than they ever imagined. They mapped an elaborate maze of magma chambers - work that could one day help scientists better understand how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in Iceland and elsewhere in the world.