Massive 'lake' discovered under volcano could unlock why and how volcanoes erupt
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 06:31
in Earth & Climate
A huge magmatic lake has been discovered, 15 kilometers below a dormant volcano in Bolivia, South America. The body of water, which is dissolved into partially molten rock at a temperature of almost 1,000 degrees Celsius, is the equivalent to what is found in some of the world's giant freshwater lakes, such as Lake Superior.