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Published online 21 April 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.380
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Why big eruptions don't always fuel mass extinctions
Rocks near the site of a volcano could determine whether an eruption causes catastrophic climate change.
Huge volcanic eruptions have sometimes been followed by mass extinctions — but not always. The reason seems to lie in the chemistry of the rocks near the volcano.
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