Los vulcanólogos visitan frecuentemente los volcanes, en especial los que están activos, para observar las erupciones volcánicas, recoger restos volcánicos como la tephra (ceniza o piedra pómez), rocas y muestras de lava. Una vía de investigación mayoritaria es la predicción de las erupciones; actualmente no hay manera de realizar dichas predicciones, pero prever las erupciones volcánicas, al igual que prever los terremotos, puede llegar a salvar muchas vidas.

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Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena. The term volcanology is derived from the Latin word vulcan. Vulcan was the ancient Roman god of fire. A volcanologist is a geologist who studies the eruptive activity and formation of volcanoes, and their current and historic eruptions. Volcanologists frequently visit volcanoes, especially active ones, to observe volcanic eruptions, collect eruptive products including tephra (such as ash or pumice), rock and lava samples. One major focus of enquiry is the prediction of eruptions; there is currently no accurate way to do this, but predicting eruptions, like predicting earthquakes, could save many lives.

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