Search results for Yellowstone Supervolcano

Earth Sciences Jul 9, 2015

Volcanic rocks resembling Roman concrete explain record uplift in Italian caldera

The discovery of a fiber-reinforced, concrete-like rock formed in the depths of a dormant supervolcano could help explain the unusual ground swelling that led to the evacuation of an Italian port city and inspire durable ...

Earth Sciences Jul 1, 2015

Creating a stopwatch for volcanic eruptions

We've long known that beneath the scenic landscapes of Yellowstone National Park sleeps a supervolcano with a giant chamber of hot, partly molten rock below it.

Earth Sciences Jun 30, 2015

Monitoring volcanoes with ground-based atomic clocks

An international team led by scientists from the University of Zurich finds that high-precision atomic clocks can be used to monitor volcanoes and potentially improve predictions of future eruptions. In addition, a ground-based ...

Space Exploration May 21, 2015

Impact crater or supervolcano caldera?

At first glance, the region covered by this latest Mars Express image release appears to be pockmarked with impact craters. But the largest structure among them may hold a rather explosive secret: it could be remains of an ...

Earth Sciences Apr 23, 2015

Scientists see deeper Yellowstone magma

University of Utah seismologists discovered and made images of a reservoir of hot, partly molten rock 12 to 28 miles beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano, and it is 4.4 times larger than the shallower, long-known magma chamber.

Earth Sciences Mar 31, 2015

200th anniversary of Tambora eruption a reminder of volcanic perils

The 2010 eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull grounded thousands of air flights and spread ash over much of western Europe, yet it was puny compared to the eruption 200 years ago of Tambora, a volcano that probably ...

Earth Sciences Jan 15, 2015

The very useful art of assessing a supervolcano without making it erupt

Ever heard of Campi Flegrei? It is a supervolcano in southern Italy. Literally translating as "fields of fire," only the Yellowstone caldera in the United States has more potential to devastate.

Earth Sciences Dec 10, 2014

Fossil supervolcano in Italian Alps may answer deep mysteries around active supervolcanoes

There's nothing subtle about the story told by the rocks in northern Italy's Sesia Valley. Evidence of ancient volcanic activity is all around, says geologist and volcanologist James Quick, Southern Methodist University, ...

Earth Sciences Apr 27, 2014

No Yellowstone mega-eruption coming, experts say

Yellowstone National Park are fighting viral rumors of an impending, cataclysmic eruption of a mega volcano slumbering at the US Western preserve known for its geothermal features.

Earth Sciences Mar 26, 2014

Yellowstone supervolcano unlikely to erupt for 1 to 2 million years

(Phys.org) —As with many things in nature, it helps to understand the past when trying to predict the future.

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