Posts Tagged ‘magma’
Deep-sea volcanoes air volatile side
MCGILL (CAN) — Deep-sea volcanoes do more than gush magma flow—in some cases high concentrations of CO2 cause massive underwater explosions. Continue…
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Seafloor dynamics at work splitting continent
U. ROCHESTER (US)—In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean as two parts of the African continent pulled apart, but the claim was controversial. (more…)
