The thought process for this article was kicked off by a recent analysis in Science Advances of the volcano Methana in Greece, which once slept for nearly 110,000 years before bursting back to life.
It surprised me how many more examples there were out there.
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Volcanoes can experience long periods of dormancy, of tens to hundreds of thousands of years, and wake up unexpectedly.