Computer modelling past ocean conditions can help predict the location and age of carbon-rich mud.
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Scientists with expertise in mud and peat were a key part of planning the Normandy landings in 1944.
When mud, fluids and gases erupt at the Earth’s surface, they hint at what’s happening underground, allowing scientists to build a more comprehensive 3D view of what’s going on inside our planet.
Fountains of lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano are dramatic, but the most deadly impacts of volcanic eruptions are toxic gases and ash and mud flows.
The world’s largest mud volcano has consumed several villages, but we’re no closer to the answer of how and why it began.
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