Posted on 01/23/2012 7:26:42 PM PST by george76
California's Death Valley, already one of the hottest places on Earth, may have the potential to get a whole lot hotter — and live up to its name in a surprising (and possibly scary) new way, according to new research.
Scientists have long known that the craters that pepper this dry landscape were formed by long-ago volcanic eruptions, triggered when hot magma ascending from inside the planet hit pockets of water.
Some researchers now think the area erupted far more recently than thought, meaning the parched swath of central California, home to desolate salt flats and scalding temperatures, could be primed for a follow-up.
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Yes it is. And Death Valley is in far eastern CA.
Death Valley is more like Africa’s Great Rift Valley than a hot spot. However, rifting can certainly appear over a hot spot. Iceland comes to mind though, I guess it is over a ridge most accurately.
“Yellowstone caldera “
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It is my understanding that if and when that sucker blows,
life in much of the USA will be all over but the shouting.
Death Valley is Central CA.
LOL!
According to the guy in room #20, Death Valley is central CA, you know, just south of Sacramento near Stockton.
Or maybe CA has no central area, with only northern and southern parts of the state with no central region...So there ya have it, the only central part of the state is on the west coast and eastern borders...
Up is down, left is right...
Vote yes on no... Too funny!
Do you think ‘garben’ is a word? Spell check is your friend.
Get rid of that Chevy Volt and get a real car - it will give you the range to get clear. /s
You are correct, I mistyped should be graben.
No central CA....the folks in Fresno need to be informed about this. Lol :-)
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