Search results for Yellowstone Supervolcano

Earth Sciences Jul 19, 2021

Yellowstone rattled by swarm of more than 140 earthquakes in past day, geologists say

A swarm of more than 141 earthquakes is rattling Yellowstone National Park, geologists said.

Earth Sciences Mar 31, 2021

Huge volcanic eruption didn't cause climate change and mass extinction 140 million years ago

Mass extinctions are times in Earth's past when large proportions of life suddenly and catastrophically died. These have occurred periodically over the past 550 million years. The exact causes of these extinctions are not ...

Earth Sciences Mar 29, 2021

Supervolcano eruption can change the periodic wind system in the tropical stratosphere

The question of what happens in the atmosphere when a supervolcano erupts, has concerned scientists in atmospheric chemistry and meteorology for a while. Now, a research team from UiO, GEOMAR, NCAR, and MPI-M have worked ...

Earth Sciences Sep 14, 2020

Nearly 100 earthquakes swarm Yellowstone in 24 hours. Here's what experts are saying

A swarm of 91 earthquakes rattled the Yellowstone National Park region in just 24 hours on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quakes trembled southwest of Yellowstone Lake between Heart Lake and ...

Earth Sciences Oct 17, 2019

What happens under the Yellowstone volcano?

Yellowstone National Park in the USA, with its geysers and hot springs, is a major attraction for tourists. However, especially in times of little news, the media often focuses on the Yellowstone supervolcano, which last ...

Earth Sciences Jul 31, 2018

Platinum provides evidence for ancient volcanic-related climate change, says study

Supervolcanoes are one of Mother Nature's deadliest phenomena, and when they erupt, they can change the climate of the entire planet.

Earth Sciences Jun 4, 2018

Researchers find new way to estimate magma beneath Yellowstone supervolcano

Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Idaho have found a new way to estimate how fast magma is recharging beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano. While their findings offer no help in predicting if ...

Earth Sciences May 14, 2018

Earthquakes and eruptions

Researchers can't predict when the next cataclysmic natural disaster is going to occur, but Adam Bourassa can give you a good idea of how it could affect us.

Earth Sciences Apr 30, 2018

Study suggests ample warning of supervolcano eruptions

Concern over the potential imminent eruptions of Earth's supervolcanoes, like Taupo in New Zealand or Yellowstone in the United States, may be quelled by the results of a new study suggesting that geological signs pointing ...

Earth Sciences Apr 16, 2018

Scientists decipher the magma bodies under Yellowstone

Using supercomputer modeling, University of Oregon scientists have unveiled a new explanation for the geology underlying recent seismic imaging of magma bodies below Yellowstone National Park.

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