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You don't have to be an expert volcanologist to figure out that drilling straight into the side of a volcano is a rather ambitious idea.
But that's exactly what a team of researchers are planning to do in the next couple of years in Iceland in what would be a scientific first.
The aim is to rapidly advance our understanding of how magma behaves underground, and what prompts volcanoes to erupt when they do. At the same time, the team is hopeful of being able to tap into a near-unlimited source of clean energy.
This controlled breaching of a magma chamber is being undertaken by the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) organization – named after the Krafla volcanic caldera in the northeast of Iceland.
Scientists Unveil Radical Plan to Drill Into a Volcano For Near-Unlimited Energy
You don't have to be an expert volcanologist to figure out that drilling straight into the side of a volcano is a rather ambitious idea.
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