The crater of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano (Image: Jennfer_greatoutdoors, Wikimedia Commons)
The sound of ocean waves lapping on the beach could prove handy for more than just helping people sleep: they may help predict when a volcano is about to wake up.
When some land volcanoes are preparing to erupt, telltale changes on the surface can reveal a build-up of magma, but if the magma chamber is at depth there may be little sign of a pending eruption, says Florent Brenguier at the University of Grenoble in France.
Now Brenguier’s team has found a way to monitor…
