New Delhi: A study has found that the eruption of a supervolcano hundreds of times more powerful than conventional volcanoes, with the potential to wipe out civilisation as we know it, is more likely than
India TV News DeskPublished : Jan 07, 2014 15:22 IST, Updated : Jan 08, 2014 6:44 IST
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The molten magma in the mostly underground supervolcano is lighter than the surrounding rocks, and the difference in pressure, creates a 'buoyancy effect', meaning the super-hot terrestrial soup is always attempting to burst out.