Volcano News: Volcanic Super-Eruptions A Quicker Threat Than Previously Thought - RedOrbit
Updated: 2012-05-31 12:05:02
Last updated on May 31, 2012 at 10:29 EDT Log In and Sign Up with : Log out Home Video News Images Health Education Topics Mobile Space Science Technology Health General Sci-Fi Gaming Oddities International Business Education CES 2012 Volcanic Super-Eruptions A Quicker Threat Than Previously Thought May 31, 2012 Image Caption : Two layers of the Bishop Tuff : lower layer was from ashfall , upper layer was from the main pyroclastic flow . Credit : Roy A . Bailey USGS Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com Volcanoes capable of super-eruptions that could be catastrophic for civilizations have short fuses , according to new research conducted at Vanderbilt University Super-eruptions are more than 100 times the size of ordinary volcanic eruptions like Mount St . Helens . These types of eruptions spew out