Enormous blobs deep beneath Earth's surface appear to drive giant volcanic eruptions

We detected deep pulses beneath Africa – what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and they still are. Our new study reveals fresh evidence of rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath east Africa, reshaping our understanding of how continents break apart. Our findings could help scientists understand more about volcanic activity and earthquakes. There are around 1,300 active volcanoes on the Earth’s su…

Massive Underground Blobs May Tell Us Where the Next Mass Extinction Could Start

By simulating the movement of Big Lower-Mantle Basal Structures, or BLOBs, researchers may have uncovered the magmatic engine behind devastating eruptions.

Enormous blobs deep beneath Earth's surface appear to drive giant volcanic eruptions

Pillars of hot rock appear to connect continental-size moving blobs at the bottom of Earth's mantle to giant volcanic eruptions at its surface.

Scientists Discover Giant “Fuses” Deep Inside the Earth That May Trigger Massive Volcanic Eruptions

Volcanic eruptions are more than just destructive natural spectacles that disrupt air travel or damage property. At their most extreme, they can claim hundreds or even thousands of lives, smothering entire regions in deadly pyroclastic flows and ash. Beyond the immediate devastation, they can also drastically alter regional—and even global—climates, leading to ecosystem collapse and mass extinctions.Now, researchers in Australia believe they’ve …

Deep-Earth “blobs” may trigger deadly supervolcanoes and mass extinction events, scientists warn – altnews.org

Deep-Earth “blobs” may trigger deadly supervolcanoes and mass extinction events, scientists warn Australian researchers link massive underground “blobs” to Earth’s

We detected deep pulses beneath Africa - what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity

A new ocean is slowly forming from beneath Africa.