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This supervolcano is quietly refilling with magma 7,300 years after its last eruption

A massive supervolcano beneath the waters of southern Japan is quietly recharging, drawing significant attention from scientists worldwide. The Kikai caldera, responsible for the largest volcanic ...
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One of the most devastating volcanoes erupted 7,300 years ago — and scientists say it’s filling with magma again

The explosive Kikai caldera has been refilling with magma, prompting fears of another eruption. This situation is heating up. One of the world’s most volatile volcanoes is silently refilling with ...
Phys.org

Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later

The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai caldera in Japan allows us to understand giant caldera volcanoes like ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
EurekAlert!

How do giant caldera volcanoes fill up?

We know very little about the processes that lead to a reeruption of supervolcanoes such as the mostly underwater Kikai caldera in Japan (pictured) and are therefore ill-equipped to make predictions.
New York Post

One of the most devastating volcanoes erupted 7,300 years ago — and scientists say it’s filling with magma again

This situation is heating up. One of the world’s most volatile volcanoes is silently refilling with molten rock, sparking fears that this caldera could be getting ready to unleash a torrent of lava, ...