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Bolivia's zombie volcano, Uturuncu, is active after 250,000 years. Scientists discovered gas buildup below the surface, ...
Uturuncu, a Bolivian ‘zombie volcano’ that hasn’t erupted in more than 250,000 years, has shown signs of life. But scientists ...
Although the dormant Uturuncu hasn’t erupted in 250,000 years, the volcano continually burps up gasses and regularly rumbles ...
Researchers used seismic tomography to reveal that fluid buildup, not magma, is driving Uturuncu’s deformation, indicating ...
"Dormant volcanoes usually show little activity unless they're on the inevitable ... Uturuncu is not the only zombie volcano that has existed. "Over decades, the Global Volcanism Program has ...
Uturuncu isn’t just a scenic stop on a geology-themed travel itinerary, though. It sits above one of the most massive active magma bodies ever recorded in the Earth’s crust. Dubbed the Altiplano-Puna ...
Zombie volcanoes,' thought extinct ... The phrase tells about the surprising nature of such volcanic activity, just when a volcano is believed to be dead, it “rises from the grave.” ...
Carbon dioxide emissions from rising magma is one of the earliest signs that a volcano is waking up, but measuring it ...