Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Earth's pulse felt at hot spots
[ Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:43:18 GMT ]

Among the most famous hot spots are Hawaii, Yellowstone and Iceland. All of these have a long history of eruptive pulses that have burned through the slowly moving crust above like a cutting torch.Enigmatic volcanic hot spots around the world might be pulsating together —  like a great planetary heartbeat —  at the rates of five and 10 million years, say researchers from Norway, Hawaii and Australia.


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