"Iceland! you're going buckwild!!!!" (comment on Iceland's Facebook page, Apr 15/10) You might think that an ice-cap and its attendant glaciers would weigh enough to keep a few rocks in place. But no, basalt at 1200C (see below) can do just about anything it wants to when it's forced upwards by volcanic explosion, as the… Continue reading eyjafjallajökull: boiling basalt meets ice, enemies, friends
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