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Deep Inside Mount Etna, Super-Fast Magma Is Racing to the Surface!

Tuesday 15 September 2026 β€’ScienceDaily
Deep Inside Mount Etna, Super-Fast Magma Is Racing to the Surface!

Photo: Alain Bonnardeaux / Unsplash

Scientists have discovered that hot, liquid rock under Europe's most active volcano can sometimes burst to the top in just a few hours instead of weeks. Tiny bubbles of trapped gas act like fizzy soda, blasting the magma [melted rock] up from thirty kilometers deep. Imagine living near a volcano that can wake up faster than you can finish your school day!
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