Horrible Today: Big Explosion,Norway's Largest Volcano Erupts, Spewing Black Mud 400 Meters Into Sky
An active mud volcano has been discovered 400 meters below sea level in the Barents Sea. Here’s what we know about the discovery.It’s not every day a new volcano gets discovered in Arctic Norway! Especially one that’s active. But that’s exactly what happened just a few days ago on an Arctic research vessel in Norwegian waters.
It has been named the Borealis Mud Volcano. Researchers have said the Borealis Mud Volcano releases mud, liquids and gas from deep within our planet, with emissions that are rich in methane.Unlike a igneous volcano that most people will be more familair with, mud volcanoes do not produce lava and are not necessarily driven by magmatic activity. They are caused by several geological processes and created by the eruption of mud, water and gases.
#volcano #eruption #russia
An active mud volcano has been discovered 400 meters below sea level in the Barents Sea. Here’s what we know about the discovery.It’s not every day a new volcano gets discovered in Arctic Norway! Especially one that’s active. But that’s exactly what happened just a few days ago on an Arctic research vessel in Norwegian waters.
It has been named the Borealis Mud Volcano. Researchers have said the Borealis Mud Volcano releases mud, liquids and gas from deep within our planet, with emissions that are rich in methane.Unlike a igneous volcano that most people will be more familair with, mud volcanoes do not produce lava and are not necessarily driven by magmatic activity. They are caused by several geological processes and created by the eruption of mud, water and gases.
#volcano #eruption #russia
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