Lava Recipes -- a Tale of Two Kinds of Volcano (IMAGE)

University of Johannesburg

Lava Recipes -- a Tale of Two Kinds of Volcano

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Why a big volcanic blow-up at the popular travel destimation Santorini 3200 years ago, but just a few hundred kilometers away, no drama at the volcanoes on Aegina , Methana and Poros islands? These islands sit on the edge of the same tectonic plate, so one could expect similar volcanic behaviour. But they have individual histories. Research from the University of Johannesburg delves into the lava mix ingredients and plate tectonics to figure out the differences.

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Ms Therese van Wyk, University of Johannesburg

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