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Yellowstone super-volcano has a unique historical past than beforehand thought
The long-dormant Yellowstone super-volcano within the American West has a unique historical past than beforehand thought, based on a brand new examine. Geology News — ScienceDaily
New method to estimate magma beneath Yellowstone supervolcano
Researchers have discovered a brand new method to estimate how briskly magma is recharging beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano. Whereas their findings supply no assist in predicting if the volcano will erupt, they’ll now get a greater understanding of a key … Continue reading
Ample warning of supervolcano eruptions seemingly, consultants say
Concern over the potential imminent eruptions of Earth’s supervolcanoes, like Taupo in New Zealand or Yellowstone in the USA, could also be quelled by the outcomes of a brand new examine suggesting that geological indicators pointing to a catastrophic eruption … Continue reading
Yellowstone Supervolcano Erupts A Lot More Often Than We Thought
The Grand Prismatic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park is among the park’s many hydrothermal features created by the Yellowstone supervolcano. A Yellowstone supervolcano eruption is powerful… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, … Continue reading
Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Could Erupt Much Faster Than Anyone Thought
Highlighted areas are where ash beds have been identified from previous Yellowstone supervolcano eruptions. Yellowstone Volcano Might Erupt Within Decades — Affecting All of Mankind A new study of ancient ash suggests that the dormant giant could develop the conditions … Continue reading
Italy’s Supervolcano Is Even More Dangerous That We Thought
The Campi Flegrei caldera is a supervolcano. While a new eruption here would be more likely to result in the creation of another Vesuvius-like cone, the worst-case scenario could see it obliterating much of life in Europe Italian SUPERVOLCANO is … Continue reading
The secret of the supervolcano
Researchers have now discovered an evidence for what triggered the most important volcanic eruption witnessed by humankind. The volcano’s secret was revealed by geochemical clues hidden inside volcanic quartz crystals. Geology News — ScienceDaily
A supervolcano caused the largest eruption in European history. Now it’s stirring again.
A supervolcano caused the largest eruption in European history. Set to blow? Supervolcano Campi Flegrei reawakening near Naples, could hit 500000 people A 12-km wide cauldron that forms a vast supervolcano on the coast of Italy is showing signs of … Continue reading
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Supervolcano eruption mystery solved
If the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted the impact would be catastrophic Scientists have made a breakthrough in their efforts to understand what causes so-called supervolcanoes to erupt. Supervolcanoes are capable of eruptions thousands of times larger than normal outpourings. It was … Continue reading
Scientists gain supervolcano insights from Wyoming granite
Laramie, WY: Granite Formation Geophysical monitoring of the ground above active supervolcanoes shows that it rises and falls as magma moves beneath the surface of Earth. Silica-rich magmas like those in the Yellowstone region and along the western margin of … Continue reading