'Rosetta Stone' Of Supervolcanoes Discovered In Italian Alps
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 09:14
in Earth & Climate
Scientists have found the "Rosetta Stone" of supervolcanoes. A fossil supervolcano has been revealed in a rare uplift of the Earth's crust in the Sesia Valley of the Italian Alps. The discovery will advance scientific understanding of active supervolcanoes, such as Yellowstone, which is the second-largest supervolcano in the world and which last erupted 630,000 years ago.
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