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Towering explosions, flowing bright red lava and heroic scientists battling to save communities at risk have become the defining image of volcanoes in popular culture, from disaster films to epic blockbusters. New University of Bristol–led research has found these cinematic portrayals create a distorted view of how volcanoes behave in the real world.
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Hollywood films distort real volcanic eruptions, study finds
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Towering explosions, flowing bright red lava and heroic scientists battling to save communities at risk have become the defining image of volcanoes in popular culture, from disaster films to epic blockbusters. New University of Bristol–led research has found t Hollywood films distort real volcanic eruptions, study finds
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