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Magma influx explains short-lived bulge at Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano

In 2024, D.

In 2024, D. Sarah Stamps' team detected and tracked a short-lived bulge in the land around a volcano in Tanzania. In a paper published Sep. 18, Stamps identified the cause of the uplift: 1 million cubic meters of magma pouring into an existing magma reservoir about 1. 8 miles (2. 9 kilometers) underground.

Source: Phys.org

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