Magma on the move can cause the ground around a volcano to heave in measurable ways. But surface deformation doesn’t always point to an impending eruption—new results show that the terrain around a volcano can also shift during episodes of heavy rainfall. Researchers studying Japan’s Mount Fuji spotted instances of centimeter-level ground deformation tied to intense precipitation. Fortunately, such events can be readily differentiated from defor…
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