What causes volcanic eruptions?
One of the most dangerous natural phenomena on our planet are Volcanic eruptions, which can alter the global climate for years, thus affecting life on our planet and also the landscape. There are many experts who have investigated these spectacular phenomena for a long time, without great success, since they have never determined the main cause of these eruptions. In this lesson from a PROFESSOR we are going to analyze this phenomenon in order to discover what causes volcanic eruptions.
The most violent explosions coming from the interior of our planet are still a mystery to be solved that arouses great interest among amateurs and experts. However, a recent study by a team of researchers from the State University of Oregon, in the United States, seems to have discovered the answer to these super eruptions volcanic.
The main culprit could be the influence of temperature in the disposition of the magma chamber that could cause a gigantic cloud of gas that would cover our sky for years. In the opinion of experts, the consequences of these large eruptions can change the Earth's climate and cause an Ice Age, among many other environmental risks.
In this other lesson we will discover what are the parts of a volcano.
The term super volcano refers to a underground magma accumulation that, by not being able to release pressure, it accumulates until the pressure increases in such a way that it explodes. In other words, as the pressure in the magma chamber increases, they go cracks emerging on the surface until finally the expansion of all the accumulated magma takes place.
Although it is a phenomenon extraordinary and unusual, there is no doubt that the consequences can be spectacular. Super eruptions are one of the most important environmental risks that exist so far on our planet, in addition to the impact of a meteorite.
