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A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust through which magma, ash and gases escape. A volcano is a hazard caused by plate tectonics. Volcanic eruptions have both primary effects (such as the ...

It was only a few days ago that a certain fear-mongering website named, ahem, Ars Technica published an article about the prospect of a killer asteroid striking the planet Earth in the year 2032.

We conduct fundamental research into the physical and chemical processes controlling stress field and fluid flow within the crust, to mitigate the impacts of induced and natural hazards in the UK and ...