Drones Are Giving Us Never-Before-Seen Close-up Views of Volcanic Eruptions

It ’s not just the intense heat that makes it voiceless for researchers to intimately study an fighting vent , there ’s also a salmagundi of noxious accelerator that are less than ideal to inhale . But at the controls of a sensor - loaded drone , scientist from theUniversity of Cambridgehave been capable tocapture amazing close - up footage of Guatemalan eruptions .

Using a usance limit wing UAV ( essentially an RC sheet ) the scientist were able to fly to the summit of Volcán de Fuego and Volcán de Pacaya in Guatemala , allowing them to taste and document volcanic emission that could otherwise not have been detected . In the future , the research could be used to help oneself better monitor volcanoes , and predict eructation , pay locals more time to get to safely onward of an imminent disaster .

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