A new study used earthquake waves to peer under the Cascade Range, revealing persistent pockets of magma beneath several quiet peaks. These pockets are not full lakes of magma, but zones of partial melt where hot rock contains some liquid. Using distant, or teleseismic, earthquakes and a method called receiver functions, researchers mapped low seismic velocity zones about 3 to …
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Preine, J. et al. Hazardous explosive eruptions of a recharging multi-cyclic island arc caldera. Nat. Geosci. 17, 323–331 (2024). Article ADS CAS Google Scholar Karstens, J. et al. Cascading events during the 1650 tsunamigenic eruption of Kolumbo volcano. Nat. Commun. 14, 6606 (2023). Article ADS CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Rizzo, A. L. et al. Kolumbo submarine volcano (Greece): …
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1.5 Million km² Buried by Magma: Colossal Plumes May Rewrite Earth’s Future Continents Fancy a science article with a side of science fiction? Great news: you’re in the right place. Here, we aren’t just gazing into the crust of the Earth—we’re peering into the planetary future and seeing dreams (and nightmares) erupt alongside volcanoes. Buckle up: the real monsters under …
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