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Authors: | De Gori, Pasquale* Giampiccolo, Elisabetta* Cocina, Ornella* Branca, Stefano* Doglioni, Carlo* Chiarabba, Claudio* |
Title: | Re-pressurized magma at Mt. Etna, Italy, may feed eruptions for years | Journal: | Communications Earth & Environment | Series/Report no.: | /2 (2021) | Publisher: | Nature PG | Issue Date: | 2021 | DOI: | 10.1038/s43247-021-00282-9 | Abstract: | Identifying and monitoring the presence of pressurized magma beneath volcanoes allows for improved understanding of internal dynamics and prediction of eruptions. Here we show with time-repeated tomography clear evidence that fresh melts accumulate since 2019 in three reservoirs located at different depths in the central feeding system. In these three volumes, we observe a significant reduction of seismic wave velocity, an anomaly that has endured for almost two years. Reservoir re-pressurization induced seismicity clusters around the pressurized volumes within high fluid pressure compartments. This indicated a sharp change in volcano behavior, with re-pressurization of the central system replacing two-decade-long, flank collapse-dominated dynamics. The volume where the velocities are altered is remarkable in size, suggesting the injection of new melt, and that erupted lava represents only a small percentage. Our findings suggest that ongoing volcanic recrudescence can persist. |
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