Will We Ever Be Able To Forecast Volcanic Eruptions Like Weather? | Quanta Magazine
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It should be possible, but getting there will require a greater understanding of subsurface physics.
It should be possible, but getting there will require a greater understanding of subsurface physics. Celcius Pictor for Quanta Magazine Introduction In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it culminated in a tremendous explosion. By the time pyroclastic flows — incandescent avalanches of molten rock and gas — tumbled down its sterilized slopes, Pinatubo’s peak had been obliterated and replaced by a 2.5-kilometer-wide chasm. The eruption killed more than 800 people, mainly because roofs, weighed…
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