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Since the 1991 climatic eruption of Pinatubo, various hazards have affected the surrounding areas. The most significant of these involve the re-deposition of pyroclastic flow and fall deposits as lahars, deposit-derived pyroclastic flows,... more
Fumarolic activity supports the growth of mat-like photoautotrophic communities near the summit (at 6,051 m) of Socompa Volcano in the arid core of the Andes mountains. These communities are isolated within a barren, high-elevation... more
The passage of the Earth through dense clumps of dark matter, the presence of which is predicted by certain cosmologies, would produce large quantities of heat in the interior of this planet through the capture and subsequent annihilation... more
ABSTRACT The main problem posed by the 2002-2003 eruptive crisis at Stromboli was in assessing the flank stability of the volcanic edifice. Indeed, this eruptive crisis has been characterized by important effusive and collapse events... more
Large tropical volcanic eruptions can have considerable impact on climates and societies far away from the physical source of the eruption. Past examples of how volcanism caused abrupt climatic changes, and how societies responded to such... more