Iceland volcano fed by magma flowing at unprecedented,

Iceland volcano fed by magma flowing at unprecedented, "ultra-rapid" speeds

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A huge river of underground magma responsible for the recent eruptions at Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula flowed much faster than scientists initially thought. The 9-mile-long magma dike, as the underground reservoirs of magma are known, reached a flow rate of 7,400 cubic meters per second, or about…

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