Yellowstone’s volcanic activity could be shifting northeast, study finds
The basalt regions within the caldera are slowly shifting to the upper crust, where heat is being diffused northeast.
By RAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Magma underneath the Yellowstone Caldera — one of Earth’s biggest volcanic complexes — may be moving northeast, according to a study released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Wednesday.
A caldera is a large cavity shaped by the eruption and subsequent collapse of a volcano.
The study, titled “The progression of basaltic–rhyolitic melt storage at Yellowstone Caldera,” was published in the weekly journal Nature, which features peer-reviewed research in science and technology.
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The basalt regions within the caldera are slowly shifting to the upper crust, where heat is being diffused northeast.
By RAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Magma underneath the Yellowstone Caldera — one of Earth’s biggest volcanic complexes — may be moving northeast, according to a study released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Wednesday.
A caldera is a large cavity shaped by the eruption and subsequent collapse of a volcano.
The study, titled “The progression of basaltic–rhyolitic melt storage at Yellowstone Caldera,” was published in the weekly journal Nature, which features peer-reviewed research in science and technology.
more........... https://www.jpost.com/science/article-835794