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Magmatic Rifting And Active Volcanism Conference, Afar Rift Consortium, Anne E. Egger, Tyrone Rooney, Donna Shillington
Magmatic Rifting And Active Volcanism Conference, Afar Rift Consortium, Anne E. Egger, Tyrone Rooney, Donna Shillington
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The Magmatic Rifting and Active Volcanism (MRAV) Conference took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 10-13, 2012, convened by members of the Afar Rift Consortium, an international team investigating active magmatism and deformation in the Afar region. Over 200 people from around the world attended. The conference participants primarily presented the results of work on ongoing rifting processes in Afar, but work was also presented that addressed other portions of the East African Rift, comparable rift settings elsewhere, rifting processes in general, and the hazards and resources associated with the East African Rift.
The scientific program outlined the current state …