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Is massive magma build-up in New Zealand the start of a new volcano?

A team of scientists studying volcanic activity used satellite data to study minor shifts in the crust of coastal New Zealand, pointing to a massive subsurface magma chamber and a potentially developing volcano By J Walker Glascock Beneath Matata, a small coastal town 125 miles from Auckland, on New Zealand’s North Island, scientists recently discovered a massive magma build-up, possibly signaling the beginnings of a new volcano. But oddly, this magma chamber is nowhere near an active volcano. According to geophysicist Ian Hamling, since 1950 an incredible influx of magma – enough to fill 80,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools – has… View Article