Island Turns Into Open-Air Lab for Tech-Savvy Volcanologists
It's an opportunity to better understand how volcanic eruptions form, develop and how and when they end.
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It's an opportunity to better understand how volcanic eruptions form, develop and how and when they end.
Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists
LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands (AP) — They come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions and the flows of molten rock. On the ground, they collect everything from the tiniest particles to “lava bombs” the size of watermelons that one of nature's most powerful forces hurl as incandescent projectiles.
The scientists come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments
As lava continues to spew from a volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, most residents have evacuated – but scientists are moving in closer, using new technology to study the eruption process. The site may just be a perfect laboratory for scientific discovery.