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This volcano revealed its unique ‘voice’ after an eruption

After a strong eruption in 2015, Ecuador’s Cotopaxi ‘rang like a bell’

Cotopaxi, volcano in Ecuador

SINGING VOLCANO  For several months after Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano erupted in August 2015, scientists recorded odd patterns of reverberating sound.

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By Carolyn Gramling

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