Living in the Shadow of Vesuvius

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Science 28 March 2003:
Vol. 299. no. 5615, p. 2020
DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2020

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Living in the Shadow of Vesuvius

John Bohannon

NAPLES, ITALY--Scientists at the oldest volcanological institute are keeping a tense vigil at Italy's Mount Vesuvius, which could threaten hundreds of thousands of people near its base if it were to awaken, and wrestling with the politics of civil protection.

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REPORTS Magma Ascent and the Pressurization of Mount Etna's Volcanic System: Domenico Patanè, Pasquale De Gori, Claudio Chiarabba, and Alessandro Bonaccorso (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2061. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1080653]
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REPORTS Magmatic Dike Resonances Inferred from Very-Long-Period Seismic Signals: Hiroyuki Kumagai, Koji Miyakawa, Hiroaki Negishi, Hiroshi Inoue, Kazushige Obara, and Daisuke Suetsugu (28 March 2003)
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PERSPECTIVES ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE: Pinatubo, Diffuse Light, and the Carbon Cycle: Graham D. Farquhar and Michael L. Roderick (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 1997. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1080681]
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INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE Stalking Nature's Most Dangerous Beasts: Richard Stone (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2015. [DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2015]
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NEWS High-Tech Fingers on Earth's Erratic Pulse: Richard A. Kerr (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2016. [DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2016]
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NEWS Bold Venture Aims to Plumb a Volcano's Fiery Depths: Dennis Normile (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2018. [DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2018]
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NEWS Dr. Doom's Gruesome House Calls: Erik Stokstad (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2022. [DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2022]
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NEWS New Network Aims to Explore Hidden Perils: John Pickrell (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2023. [DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2023]
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NEWS Africa's Davids and Goliaths: Kevin Krajick (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2024. [DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2024]
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NEWS Seeing Volcanoes in a New Light: Daniel Bachtold (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2026. [DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2026]
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NEWS Bracing for the Big One on Montserrat: Richard Stone (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2027. [DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5615.2027]
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RESEARCH ARTICLES Response of a Deciduous Forest to the Mount Pinatubo Eruption: Enhanced Photosynthesis: Lianhong Gu, Dennis D. Baldocchi, Steve C. Wofsy, J. William Munger, Joseph J. Michalsky, Shawn P. Urbanski, and Thomas A. Boden (28 March 2003)
Science 299 (5615), 2035. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1078366]
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