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Surprising hot springs

By Sid Perkins / January 8, 2013

A lake sits in the crater of the Philippine’s Taal volcano. Scientists recently discovered that hot springs flowing into the lake come from a shallow source — the lake itself. Credit: MatthieuG/Wikimedia Commons

Scientists find shallow source of water for volcano’s hot springs

Posted in Earth | Tagged aquifer, Austin; University of California, Bayani Cardenas, Berkeley; Taal Volcano, getinvolved, groundwater, hot springs, hydrologist, hydrothermal vent, infrared, Michael Manga, Philippines, Steve Ingebritsen, thermal imaging, topstories, U.S. Geological Survey; USGS, University of Texas, volcano, volcanologist

Venting volcanoes

By Roberta Kwok / June 22, 2012

Volcanic eruptions can release huge amounts of bromine, a chemical that helps destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer. A large eruption 24,500 years ago created Nicaragua’s Apoyo Caldera, now a lake. Credit: Steffen Kutterolf/GEOMAR

Eruptions release bromine, a chemical that destroys ozone layer

Posted in Earth | Tagged bromine, getinvolved, Kirstin Krüger, ozone, Tamsin Mather, volcano