Sentences with phrase «supervolcano about»

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At the Long Valley caldera, Tarduno quizzes students about the lava flows they have seen and the curve of surrounding landmasses until they realize they are standing in a dormant supervolcano roughly 20 miles long, 11 miles wide and covered in snow.

A new study using an advanced computer model casts doubt on previously held theories about the Yellowstone supervolcano's origins, adding to the mystery of Yellowstone's formation.

The Indonesian supervolcano Toba had one of these eruptions about 73000 years ago, when 2800 cubic kilometers of volcanic ash was ejected into the atmosphere and rained down and covered enormous areas in Indonesia and India.

This potentially puts our species on Sumatra when the island's supervolcano — Toba — erupted about 71,000 years ago.

«The magma that originally erupted from the supervolcano had about 1,400 ppm lithium in it,» said Benson, describing a red - hot pyroclastic flow of pumice, ash, crystals, and rock that spread for 50 miles in all directions.

Home sapiens were already in the region for about 1,000 years when a climate - changing eruption of the Phlegraean Fields supervolcano occurred.

The volcanic eruption of Kilauea has been a topic of discussion but some may be thinking about the Yellowstone Supervolcano.

Home sapiens were already in the region for about 1,000 years when a climate - changing eruption of the Phlegraean Fields supervolcano occurred.