Recently released research letter from the American Geophysical Union poses the question:
Do phreatomagmatic eruptions at Ubehebe Crater (Death Valley, California) relate to a wetter than present hydro-climate?
The answer to that question, as it turns out, is no, phreatomagmatic eruptions at Ubehebe Crater do not relate to a wetter than present hydro climate.
In our present drier than previously hydro climate, there is just as much chance of magma that has been accumulating beneath the crater, coming into contact with groundwater, and unleashing an extremely violent volcanic event.
Could happen any day now.
If the atmospheric river starts flowing? Hold on to your hat.
Physics of Phreatomagmatism
Do phreatomagmatic eruptions at Ubehebe Crater (Death Valley, California) relate to a wetter than present hydro-climate?
The answer to that question, as it turns out, is no, phreatomagmatic eruptions at Ubehebe Crater do not relate to a wetter than present hydro climate.
In our present drier than previously hydro climate, there is just as much chance of magma that has been accumulating beneath the crater, coming into contact with groundwater, and unleashing an extremely violent volcanic event.
Could happen any day now.
If the atmospheric river starts flowing? Hold on to your hat.
Physics of Phreatomagmatism
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