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The Supervolcano That Could End Humanity
What is a Supervolcano? A supervolcano is a volcano that can produce an eruption of magnitude greater than 8 on the Volcanic ...
The supervolcano hidden beneath a giant lake that could erupt any time
It is one of the most active and powerful volcanic systems on Earth, responsible for some of the largest eruptions in history ...
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The biggest volcano eruptions in recorded history
The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) ranks eruptions by size and power. The scale goes from VEI-0 to VEI-8. It measures ash, lava, and rock ejected. VEI-0 are usually a steady trickle of lava ...
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The World's Deadliest Volcanoes
Just as seismologists measure the size of an earthquake using the Richter scale, volcanologists use an eruption magnitude scale called the Volcanic Explosivity Index, or VEI to classify eruptions.
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Kagoshima blast 30,000 years ago dumped ash in Tokyo
That eruption is classified as an 8 on the VEI, making it a “mega-colossal” eruption. AIST officials said the research results could be used to gauge the impact of a future massive eruption ...