Restless Earth: Supervolcanoes

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  • Created by: Niamh
  • Created on: 18-05-15 19:04
What is the casestudy for supervolcanoes?
Yellowstone National Park, USA
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What is an immediate effect?
Rock, ash and lava cover 1000's of cubic km
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What is an immediate effect?
Ash will shoot km into the air, block daylight causing mini ice ages
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What is a thick cloud of superheated gas and ash?
Pyroclastic flow
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What is an immediate effect?
Pyroclastic flows kill, burn, bury everything within a 10 mile radius
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Rock, ash and lava cover 1000's of cubic km

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What is a thick cloud of superheated gas and ash?

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