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Saturday, May 30, 2020

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand - World's largest 'lava lamp bubble' under NZ [Phys.org, 29 May 2020]

Title:
World's largest 'lava lamp bubble' under NZ 

By:
Victoria University of Wellington

Published:
Phys.org, 29 May 2020
https://phys.org/news/2020-05-world-largest-lava-lamp-nz.html

From the article:
Seismic wave-speeds have revealed part of an ancient volcanic "superplume" beneath New Zealand, highlighting connections between the Earth's deep interior and the surface we live on.

Research by Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington geophysicists Professor Tim Stern and Associate Professor Simon Lamb, together with colleagues, indicates that the North Island sits on part of the "largest volcanic outpouring" on Earth, created by an upwelling in the Earth's deep interior.