Predicting Volcanic Eruptions

Learn how scientists can predict volcanic activity using seismology to monitor lava patterns deep underground.

Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points.

Scientists use seismology to predict an eruption.

A "long-period event" involves pressure slowly building up before an eruption.

Scientists monitor the external behavior of volcanoes.

Thousands were saved in 2000 when an eruption of a volcano was predicted in Mexico.

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