supervolcano
1
8.6
- noun
- /ˈsuːpərˌvɒlkeɪnoʊ/
- The Yellowstone supervolcano is about due for an eruption, as measured on a geological timescale.
- supervolcano in Yellowstone
- supervolcano erupts
Examples
-
A supervolcano eruption can release more than a thousand times the ash of a regular volcanic eruption.
-
The last major supervolcano to erupt was in Toba, Indonesia, resulting in significant climatic changes.
-
I really feel that the southern hemisphere is where the next supervolcano will blow up.
Blog text (18) -
If that supervolcano blows in the west, that might count.
Blog text (25) -
I have said this before: I really feel that the true danger of a supervolcano lies in Indonesia, maybe with Toba again, but especially in New Zealand with Mt.
Blog text (18) -
Mike Mullin's Ashfall (Tanglewood, 2011) takes place after a supervolcano erupts in Yellowstone Park, covering the world in ash and causing pervasive fear and starvation.
Academic text (2014) -
Scientists study the supervolcano at Yellowstone to understand the potential global impact of its eruptions.
How Powerful
1
8.6
246
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word supervolcano joins super- meaning 'very large' and volcano, a word linked to Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. So a supervolcano is like a 'very large fire mountain', which explains why it can make huge eruptions that affect the whole world.