Several thousand earthquakes have been recorded near the Greek island since late January. So why is this happening?
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A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history – and potential future hazards.
Geophysicists use sound waves to build a picture of the magma and rock beneath this active volcano, most of which is underwater. It’s like CT scanning the Earth.
These lists have been all the rage this summer – but they haven’t calmed tensions between visitors and hosts much.
The nine metre-high waves that smashed into Minoan civilisation on Crete weren’t caused by the volcano collapsing.
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