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How scientists hope to save lives by drilling into active volcano | BBC News


Iceland is one of the most volcanic places on earth.

The Krafla volcano has erupted 30 times in the past 1,000 years, and upended local residents.

Scientists are now preparing to drill into the rock to learn more about how volcanoes behave.They hope it could allow them to better predict eruptions, and consequently save more lives.

This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology programme.

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