Yellowstone rising: Volcano inflating with molten rock at record rate

The Yellowstone “supervolcano” rose at a record rate since mid-2004, likely because a Los Angeles-sized, pancake-shaped blob of molten rock was injected 6 miles beneath the slumbering giant, University of Utah scientists report in the journal Science.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news113754946.html">Yellowstone rising: Volcano inflating with molten rock at record rate</a></p> <p>The Yellowstone “supervolcano” rose at a record rate since mid-2004, likely because a Los Angeles-sized, pancake-shaped blob of molten rock was injected 6 miles beneath the slumbering giant, University of Utah scientists report in the journal <i>Science</i>.</p>