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Rachel Beane, Professor of Natural Sciences, Bowdoin College

What causes volcanoes to erupt?

An aerial view of the Mauna Loa volcano, which erupted on the island of Hawaii in December 2022. Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images News

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