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Volcanic rock intrusions (vertical brown cliffs) in El Manzano, Mendoza Province, Argentina, contrast with the surrounding organic-rich shale, an exposed continuation of the Río Grande Valley oil fields below the surface 10 kilometers to the east [ 17 December 2020
In January 2020, the Taal volcano in the Philippines erupted for the first time since 1977, spewing steam, tephra, and lava for 10 days. Millions of nearby inhabitants were put at risk from falling ash and poor air quality. Like many of our volcanologist colleagues, we were interviewed by media outlets to provide expertise to the public in the wake of the eruption. The same questions kept popping up: What will happen next? Will the volcano explode? We could provide only one