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One of Earth's most explosive volcanoes is quietly refilling with magma

The Kikai Caldera. (Seama Nobukazu/CC BY 4.0) About 7,300 years ago, a volcano off Japan's Kyushu island unleashed what ...

7,300 years later: One of Earth’s most explosive volcanoes is quietly reloading - here's where it is and why it matters

Scientists say the Kikai volcano near Japan is slowly filling with magma again after thousands of years. The underwater ...
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2022 Tongan volcanic explosion was largest natural explosion in over a century, new study finds

The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of ...