magma
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The researchers concluded that the fault zone likely acted as a pathway that guided the magma upward.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The magma traveled from more than 20 kilometers beneath Earth's surface before stopping just 1.6 kilometers below the island, narrowly avoiding an eruption.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The enormous intrusion unfolded within just a few days and involved enough magma to fill roughly 32,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The strain causes the surface to buckle and crack, allowing magma from deep within Earth to rise upward.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
That upwelling magma is responsible for the breathtaking mountainous landscape of Japan, and those subducting plates cause most of the earthquakes that shake the country.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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