Forscher fanden unter dem antarktischen Eis entlang des aktiven Westantarktischen Riftsystems mehr als 100 Vulkane aus dem Zeitalter der Dinosaurier.
Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.
Researchers found 100+ volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice along the active West Antarctic Rift System, dating back to the dinosaur age.
Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.
The basalt regions within the caldera are slowly shifting to the upper crust, where heat is being diffused northeast.
In the year 536 CE, a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere unleashed ash and sulfur gases into the atmosphere, enshrouding the globe in a veil that blocked sunlight.
The eruption led to a global temperature drop of about 1°C, causing famines and crop failures, especially in Asia.
Upcoming eruption could be among first accurately predicted underwater volcanic events.
In experiments conducted in Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna, sensors showed that goats became nervous before an eruption.
Researchers attribute exceptional fossil preservation to rapid sedimentation and burrow collapses.
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