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Greek study shows dormant volcanoes may still be active

A new study of Greece’s Methana volcano reveals it remained dormant for about 100,000 years before erupting again, challenging the conventional 10,000-year threshold for declaring volcanoes extinct.
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Greek volcano's long dormancy prompts global rethinking of 'extinct' status

New research on Greece’s Methana volcano shows it erupted after a 100,000-year pause, challenging the criteria for declaring volcanoes extinct. Scientists found magma was accumulating during its quiet ...
Los Angeles Times

What’s inside Mexico’s Popocatépetl? Scientists obtain first 3D images of the whole volcano

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mexican scientists have created the first three-dimensional map of Popocatépetl’s interior, revealing multiple ...
CNN

Glaciers are melting. It may reawaken the world’s most dangerous volcanoes

A powerful swarm of earthquakes in January suggested one of Iceland’s giant “ice volcanoes” may be awakening after a decade of slumber. In the months that followed, more earthquakes have rocked the ...

This volcano that 'slept' for 100,000 years was never truly quiet

For more than 100,000 years, the Methana volcano in Greece appeared dormant. No lava, no explosions, no ash clouds. It ...
WPXI

What's inside Mexico's Popocatépetl? Scientists obtain first 3D images of the whole volcano

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions ...