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Superplume Shaped Like a Mushroom Emerges from the Earth's Surface, Potentially Splitting Africa in Half

Medicine & Technology Jul 06, 2023

3D computer simulations provide better visualization of GPS and seismic data, revealing more about the East Africa Rift's underground activity.

New Zealand's North Island Sits on the World's Largest Ancient Volcanic "Superplume"

May 29, 2020

A giant plume of hot rock detached itself from the core-mantle boundary about 120 million years ago, which rose rapidly to the Earth's surface as a "superplume."

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Superplume Shaped Like a Mushroom Emerges from the Earth's Surface, Potentially Splitting Africa in Half

New Zealand's North Island Sits on the World's Largest Ancient Volcanic "Superplume"

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