Icelandic Volcanoes Help Researchers Understand Potential Effects Of Eruptions
Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 14:28
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.