Will Iceland Remain a Scientifically Interesting Place?
Yes, at least for a while ...there are many important issues that can be
addressed:
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How new faults develop
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How neighboring earthquakes interact
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Why volcanoes erupt
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How magma moves through the crust
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Where and how new magma is created
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How geothermal waters move through cracks in the crust
Still, Novel Experiments are Becoming Harder
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Many of the Logistically Easy Ones have Already Been Done
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Need to Collect Data for Longer Times with More Numerous
Instruments
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Processes Involve Length Scales Larger than Iceland
And, there may be better places to study them than Iceland