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The research team tested the method for ten years at a volcanological observatory on the island of La Réunion.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

His life and name are inextricably linked to the Vesuvius Observatory, the world’s first volcanological observatory, which he directed for 41 years.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023

Mr. Petrone said that while new finds at Herculaneum were important from an archaeological, anthropological and historical point of view, the volcanological aspects were equally significant.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

The eruptive history of Tavurvur and its volcanic entourage was largely a mystery until the 1970s, when an increase in seismicity beneath the region prompted the first extensive volcanological survey.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2014

Hot tongues of lava engulfed the old three-story cement-and-stone volcanological observatory near the top of the mountain and bent the pylons of an aerial tramway into uselessness.

From Time Magazine Archive