6 ene 2014

Scientists Claim Threat Of Supervolcano Eruption Greater Than Previously Thought




A recent study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, indicated that the risk of a "Supervolcano" eruption could be between 10 to 100 times more likely than previously thought.



Scientists originally assumed that seismic activity was necessary to crack open the earth's crust and trigger a supervolcano eruption, but evidence now suggests that it is the build up of pressure from contained magma that ultimately causes it to break through and escape onto the surface in a cataclysmic explosion.



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