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Geologists Uncover 400-Mile-Long Chain of Fossilized Volcanoes in Southern China

Geologists Uncover 400-Mile-Long Chain of Fossilized Volcanoes in Southern China

A groundbreaking discovery in southern China has revealed a 400-mile-long chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below the Sichuan Basin, a region historically part of the Yangtze Block. The findings, outlined in a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, shed light on the ancient volcanic activity that took place during the early breakup of the supercontinent …

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400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes discovered beneath China

400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes discovered beneath China

Researchers have discovered a 400-mile-long chain of extinct, fossilized volcanoes buried deep below South China. The volcanoes formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia hundreds of millions of years ago, the scientists reported in a new study. The ancient volcanoes extend the region of past volcanism in this area by several hundred miles and …

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Horrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes

Horrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes

Scientists are warning that glaciers melting due to global warming could trigger explosive — and potentially deadly — volcanic eruptions around the world. As detailed in a new study presented at the Goldschmidt international geochemistry conference this week and due to be peer-reviewed later this year, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzed six volcanoes in southern Chile to study …

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Horrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes

Horrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes

Scientists are warning that glaciers melting due to global warming could trigger explosive — and potentially deadly — volcanic eruptions around the world. As detailed in a new study presented at the Goldschmidt international geochemistry conference this week and due to be peer-reviewed later this year, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzed six volcanoes in southern Chile to study …

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Melting Glaciers Could Reawaken Hundreds of Earth’s Volcanoes : ScienceAlert

Melting Glaciers Could Reawaken Hundreds of Earth’s Volcanoes : ScienceAlert

The effects of climate change could awaken hundreds of volcanoes worldwide – which in turn could worsen the effects of climate change. According to recent models predicting changes in the magma beneath Patagonia’s glaciers, the retreat of ice has the power to shake subglacial volcanoes out of their slumber. The world isn’t at imminent risk of volcanic bombardment, but the …

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