Published 3 years ago

Caldera chronicles: Yellowstone’s sibling in the southern hemisphere: Taupō, New Zealand

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Taupō, in New Zealand, is a good analog for Yellowstone in many ways. Like Yellowstone, Taupō has experienced repeated large explosive eruptions. Both volcanic regions also experience unrest in the form of earthquakes and ground deformation. At Yellowstone, there are typically 1500–2500 earthquakes per year, and the ground rises and falls at rates of about 2–3 cm (1 in) per year.

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The Billings Gazette

Caldera chronicles: Yellowstone’s sibling in the southern hemisphere: Taupō, New Zealand

Other large caldera systems exist all around the planet, and many are “restless” and have had geologically recent eruptions. Taupō, in New Zealand, is one such system and is a good analog for Yellowstone in many ways.

3 years ago·Billings, United States

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