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Volcanoes in Iceland are capable of producing fissure eruptions that last for years or even decades, consistent with the 14 year platinum signal.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Volcanoes rarely keep an open lava lake for long periods of time, let alone decades, as Erebus does.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago, US and Chinese researchers have found.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Volcanoes some distance away from here left behind some sturdy volcanic rock, but also this spoor of volcanic ash that drifted underwater before the PV Peninsula became itself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

Volcanoes across the globe would begin to rumble and spew.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson