Yellowstone’s Dreaded Supervolcano Has an Unexpected Power Source, Study Says

A new model of Yellowstone’s magma system suggests it is fueled by melts from the shallow mantle, guided by tectonic forces, ...

One of the most devastating volcanoes erupted 7,300 years ago — and scientists say it’s filling with magma again

Dubbed the Kikai caldera, this mostly-underwater caldera located south of Japan’s Ryuku Islands last erupted 7,300 years ago, ...
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This supervolcano is quietly refilling with magma 7,300 years after its last eruption

This Supervolcano Is Quietly Refilling With Magma 7,300 Years After Its Last Eruption ...

This Supervolcano Is Refilling With Magma After 7,300 Years

A supervolcano that once shook the Earth is quietly recharging—and scientists are finally seeing how it happens. Scientists have found that the magma reservoir linked to the largest volcanic eruption ...
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One of Earth's Most Explosive Volcanoes Is Quietly Refilling With Magma

The Kikai Caldera. (Seama Nobukazu/CC BY 4.0) About 7,300 years ago, a volcano off Japan's Kyushu island unleashed what remains the largest known eruption of the Holocene, our current geological epoch ...

Major volcanic eruptions might be driven by gas dissolving back into magma

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these ...

The supervolcano that once destroyed Japan's civilization is refilling, scientists say

Scientists believe the Akahoya eruption devastated the Jōmon people, who inhabited the area now known as Japan between 14,000 ...

Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later

The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai caldera in Japan allows us to understand giant caldera volcanoes like ...
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Processes identified inside magma chambers may help predict volcanic eruptions

Scientists reveal how the behavior of gases inside magma chambers could trigger the eruption of major volcanoes.
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Volcanic eruptions in the distant past may have led to ocean current collapse

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The June 12, 1991, eruption column from Mount Pinatubo was taken from the east side of Clark Air Base. (CREDIT: U.S. Geological ...
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Volcano mega-eruptions lead to parched times

Extreme drought, rather than a planetary winter, might be humanity’s biggest challenge in the years after a huge volcanic eruption 1. Global temperatures can plummet after a large eruption, if the ...
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Volcanic eruptions in the distant past may have led to ocean current collapse

A massive volcanic eruption can cool the planet within months. What happens next may take centuries. Currently, this potential consequence is a large part of current research being conducted on the ...