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Dec 2021
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Canary Islands Eruption Resets Volcano F...

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A volcanologist says the eruption on the island of La Palma is a unique window into the “personality” of basaltic volcanoes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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