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Magma influx explains short-lived bulge at Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano
In 2024 , D. Sarah Stamps' team detected and tracked a short-lived bulge in the land around a volcano in Tanzania.
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In 2024, a research team led by D. Sarah Stamps observed a brief surface bulge near Tanzania’s Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano. Their September 18 paper linked the uplift to roughly one million cubic meters of magma entering an existing reservoir about 2.9 km (1.8 mi) beneath the surface. The team characterized the magma volume as modest and not hazardous. The study also highlighted the capability of Virginia Tech’s early‑stage volcanic alert system to detect such short‑term magmatic events.
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