When a volcano is about to erupt, the surrounding land puffs up like a squeezed balloon. The technical term is 'transient deformation,' and Virginia Tech researchers have detected and tracked this short-lived movement for the first time using satellite observations of Ol Doinyo Lengai, an active Tanzanian volcano.
Geoscientists detect rapid uplift at unique volcano in Tanzania retrieved 12 September 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-09-geoscientists-rapid-uplift-unique-volcano.html
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