Using Ambient Noise to Track Magma Migration

Using ambient noise from waves and wind, scientists have found a novel way to understand how magma flows underground in relation to a caldera.

IMAGE: For the first time ever, researchers used seismic noise to observe the movement of volcanic material at depth. CREDIT: Elisabetta Cipolla

Back here on Earth, we’re once again held captive and fascinated by the power and awesomeness of volcanoes. I don’t think we can overstate the love that…