Recent research has revealed what’s causing this unusual activity and why the risk of eruption remains low. This study sheds light not only on Uturuncu but also on other “zombie volcanoes ...

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Does seismic activity under this long-dead volcano mean it’s about to rise from the grave? That’s what an international research team set out to discover as this Bolivian “zombie” volcano continues to ...

"Dormant volcanoes usually show little activity unless they're on the inevitable ... Uturuncu is not the only zombie volcano that has existed. "Over decades, the Global Volcanism Program has ...

Although dormant volcanoes are usually quiet, “zombie volcanoes” like Bolivia’s Uturuncu display a surviving amount of activity for a volcano that hasn’t erupted in 250,000 years.

Uturuncu, a so-called 'zombie' volcano located in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia, has experienced increased seismic activity and gas emissions. This unrest is visible in a distinctive 'sombrero ...

Scientists have mapped what are essentially the bones, blood vessels and nervous system of a "zombie volcano ... while there's some activity beneath Uturuncu, the volcano is at low risk for ...

A "zombie" volcano in Bolivia has been rumbling in its sleep — despite being dormant for hundreds of thousands of years — and scientists now think they know why. Uturuncu, located in the Andes ...