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Alaska may be hiding a supervolcano.

Authors :
GEIGER, BETH
Source :
Science News. 1/16/2021, Vol. 199 Issue 1, p8-8. 1p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article reports that according to a study conducted by John Power, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage, a wide crater, created when the supervolcano exploded, connects at least five existing volcanoes at Alaska's Aleutian Islands. It mentons that an analysis of volcanic gases such as sulfur dioxide, as well as patterns of microearthquakes in the area, further suggest the presence of a caldera.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368423
Volume :
199
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science News
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
147848686