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- noun Plural form of
supervolcano .
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Examples
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But what about the eruptions a thousand times more voluminous from rhyolitic "supervolcanoes," which spread thick ash continent-wide?
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Fortunately for humans, "supervolcanoes" erupt infrequently, but as a result we know less about the triggers and precursors to these catastrophic events.
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Scientists explore origins of 'supervolcanoes' on the sea floor: Ancient goliaths blamed for multiple mass extinctions Scientists explore origins of 'supervolcanoes' on the sea floor: Ancient goliaths blamed for multiple mass extinctions
OceanGuy ScienceDaily: Oceanography News 2010
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Newswise - The eruptions of "supervolcanoes" on Earth's surface have been blamed for causing mass extinctions, belching large amounts of gases and particles into the atmosphere, and re-paving the ocean floor.
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Scientists explore origins of 'supervolcanoes' on the sea floor: Ancient goliaths blamed for multiple mass extinctions
OceanGuy ScienceDaily: Oceanography News 2010
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Scientists explore origins of 'supervolcanoes' on the sea floor: Ancient goliaths blamed for multiple mass extinctions Scientists explore origins of 'supervolcanoes' on the sea floor: Ancient goliaths blamed for multiple mass extinctions
OceanGuy ScienceDaily: Oceanography News 2010
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Washington, Apr 10: Scientists have drilled into a large, 145 million-year-old volcanic mountain chain lying underwater off the coast of Japan to explore the origins of "supervolcanoes" who have been blamed for multiple mass extinctions in Earth's history.
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Washington, Apr 10: Scientists have drilled into a large, 145 million-year-old volcanic mountain chain lying underwater off the coast of Japan to explore the origins of "supervolcanoes" who have been blamed for multiple mass extinctions in Earth's history.
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The eruptions of "supervolcanoes" on Earth's surface have been blamed for causing mass extinctions, belching large amounts of gases and particles into the atmosphere, and re-paving the ocean floor.
innovations-report 2010
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Scientists explore origins of 'supervolcanoes' on the sea floor: Ancient goliaths blamed for multiple mass extinctions
OceanGuy ScienceDaily: Oceanography News 2010
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