Super volcanoes capable of causing apocalypse are forming

American geologists found a super volcano is forming near New Zealand and it is capable of causing extensive extinction if erupted.

Michael Thorne, a geologist at the University of Utah in the US, discovered the formation of a super volcano beneath the Pacific when he and his colleagues studied seismic waves against the Earth's crust, Stuff reported. .

Illustration of a super volcano erupting from beneath the earth's crust. (Photo: IOL)

At least two gigantic rocks - each with an area equivalent to a continent - are crashing into each other during the process of moving on the boundary between the earth's outer coating and outer core. The location they are exposed to is located in northern New Zealand and at a depth of about 2,900km above the ground. Due to their impact, a region of molten rock is forming. This rock could rise to the surface and erupt, causing an extremely large area of ​​the earth to be covered with dust or slate.

"Such an eruption could cause mass extinction on the planet," Thorne said.

However, Thorne said that people should not worry, because the super volcano at the bottom of the earth's crust can only erupt after 100 to 200 million years.

In geology, the earth's coating is a rock layer of about 2,900 km thick, accounting for nearly 70% of the planet's volume. It lies underneath the crust. The outer core of the earth is in the form of soft liquid and lies on the inner core (in solid form). The inner core is the innermost part of the globe and can rotate at slightly higher angular speeds than the rest of the planet.