Before the explosion - volcano's warning tremors explained
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 14:40
in Earth & Climate
No matter their size or shape, explosive volcanoes produce tremors at similar frequencies for minutes, days or weeks before they erupt. In the Feb. 24 issue of the journal Nature, researchers at Yale University and the University of British Columbia (UBC) describe a model that explains this strange phenomenon - and may help forecast deadly eruptions...