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Volcano Screams Just Before Eruption

Volcano eruptions are pretty violent. Lava explodes into the air, ash plumes drop particles on nearby towns, and as a new analysis from Mount Redoubt’s 2009 eruptions shows, volcanoes can also scream right before they erupt.

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Ben Matheson is a contributor with the Alaska Public Radio Network.