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A volcanic eruption in the Galápagos Islands has given scientists a fresh insight into how volcanoes behave and provided vital information that will help to predict future hazards on the islands.
Irish scientists, based at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) and Trinity College Dublin respectively, were members of an international research team from Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, France and Ecuador that made the discovery.
The research published today (02.03.21) in
Nature Communications reveals the first ever detailed description of a volcanic eruption from Sierra Negra - one of the world s most active volcanoes - found on Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos archipelago and home to nearly 2,000 people.