Supervolcanoes: Not a threat for 2012
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 16:33
in Earth & Climate
The geological record holds clues that throughout Earth's 4.5-billion-year lifetime massive supervolcanoes, far larger than Mount St. Helens or Mount Pinatubo, have erupted. However, despite the claims of those who fear 2012, there's no evidence that such a supereruption is imminent.