
The SciencesSeptember 12, 2019
Can We Forecast Caldera Collapses?
The formation of cauldronlike volcanic depressions is enormously destructive—but it may also be predictable
Fabrice R. Fontaine is an associate professor in the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS at the Université de Paris and in the Laboratoire GéoSciences Réunion at the Université de La Réunion.

Can We Forecast Caldera Collapses?
The formation of cauldronlike volcanic depressions is enormously destructive—but it may also be predictable