For over 30 million years, from around 122 million years ago to 90 million years ago, basaltic lava erupted from fissures on the seafloor building up a volcanic plateau, eventually breaking sea ...

This model filled in the gaps and removed the need to assume the Louisville plume traveled far to explain the Ontong Java Plateau’s formation. It turns out, the plume didn’t move much—but ...

New Zealand's Hikurangi Plateau was once part of a gargantuan volcanic mountain that covered 1% of Earth's surface. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

The subduction zone "walks" behind the plateau via the strike-slip fault. For a time, a small part of the subduction zone actually curls sideways behind the volcanic plateau.

The fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University–National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesoscale Model (MM5) is used to improve forecasts of tephra dispersion. MM5 is a 3D model that can predict ...

However, there’s at least one exception: a Delaware-sized plateau near the Mekong River in southern Laos. Here, volcanic eruptions have created lava beds up to 1,000 feet deep.

Peter C. Davidson, Anthony A. P. Koppers, Takashi Sano, Takeshi Hanyu. A younger and protracted emplacement of the Ontong Java Plateau. Science, 2023; 380 (6650): 1185 DOI: 10.1126/science.ade8666 ...