Post by Διαμονδ on Feb 15, 2018 6:43:02 GMT
Geologists have discovered a super volcano that can kill one hundred million people!
Geologists from the University of Kobe discovered a super volcano off the coast of Japan, containing 34 cubic kilometers of magma, which in the event of an eruption could kill 100 million people. The study is published in the journal Scientific repots.
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21066-w#Fig1
Scientists studied the caldera Kikai - the crater of a volcano, whose eruption 7,3 thousand years ago led to the death of civilization in the south of Japan. Scientists have discovered inside the volcano a dome with a radius of 10 kilometers and a height of 600 meters, containing magma.
Having studied the irregularities on the surface of the seabed, the authors of the study concluded that the dome is growing. This, in their opinion, can result in a powerful eruption that will cause a tsunami that can reach the coast of China, South and North America.
In addition, a significant amount of ash will be released into the air, which will lead to a "volcanic winter" in some territories of Japan. According to scientists, the probability of such an event is 1%.
ria.ru/science/20180215/1514655922.html
Geologists from the University of Kobe discovered a super volcano off the coast of Japan, containing 34 cubic kilometers of magma, which in the event of an eruption could kill 100 million people. The study is published in the journal Scientific repots.
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21066-w#Fig1
Scientists studied the caldera Kikai - the crater of a volcano, whose eruption 7,3 thousand years ago led to the death of civilization in the south of Japan. Scientists have discovered inside the volcano a dome with a radius of 10 kilometers and a height of 600 meters, containing magma.
Having studied the irregularities on the surface of the seabed, the authors of the study concluded that the dome is growing. This, in their opinion, can result in a powerful eruption that will cause a tsunami that can reach the coast of China, South and North America.
In addition, a significant amount of ash will be released into the air, which will lead to a "volcanic winter" in some territories of Japan. According to scientists, the probability of such an event is 1%.
ria.ru/science/20180215/1514655922.html
