Can We Predict The Eruption Of A Supervolcano ?
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Scientists say it is extremely challenging to try and predict when a supervolcano might erupt again due to the sheer diversity of events that have gone before.
In a study published today in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, the authors summarize what we know so far about supervolcanoes, concluding that there is not a single model which can describe how these catastrophic events play out, making it extremely difficult to determine how supervolcanoes may erupt in the future.
Supervolcanoes are defined as a volcano that has had at least one explosion of magnitude 8, the highest ranking on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, or VEI, meaning it has released more than 1000 cubic-kilometers of material during an eruption. The most powerful eruption in modern times was the VEI 7 eruption of the Tambora about 200 years ago. Read more
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