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Yellowstone supervolcano eruptions were even bigger than we thought

Written by Teunis Felter

While scientists have long known that the supervolcano now under Yellowstone left a trail of mega-eruptions across the Pacific Northwest, an international research team has found evidence of only 12 distinct eruptions, contradicting earlier theories that the eruptions were more numerous and less extreme.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0326/Yellowstone-supervolcano-eruptions-were-even-bigger-than-we-thought

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.