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Bolivia’s “zombie” volcano – Uturuncu
May 3 , 2025
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- Researchers have solved the mystery on why a dormant volcano in South America has displayed possible signs of an eruption for decades.
- The Uturuncu, a dormant volcano located in the Andes mountains in Bolivia, has not erupted in 250,000 years.
- Since the 1990s, the ground around Uturuncu has appeared to deform in a "sombrero" pattern, with the land in the center of the volcanic system rising up and surrounding areas sinking down
- Over the last 50 years, the central rising was measured at uplifting rates up to 0.4 inches per year.
- The Researchers determined that the rumblings and other signs of unrest were the result of the movement of liquid and gas beneath the crater.
- The Uturuncu sits above the world's largest-known magma body in the Earth's crust.
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