The Largest Volcanoes in History – Mantle Plumes explained

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Kulshan Stratovolcano© / Mount Baker Stratovolcano©

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Flood Basalt eruptions are the largest lava eruptions in the history of this planet. In this video you will find out what causes these cataclysmic eruptions and what they mean for the evolution of life on earth. SOURCES (papers): Siberian Traps: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://science.sciencemag.org/conten... https://www.pnas.org/content/111/15/5... https://www.pnas.org/content/111/9/33... https://static1.squarespace.com/stati... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Large Igneous Provinces (in general): https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://science.sciencemag.org/conten... https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/... Mantle Plumes: https://www.pgi.gov.pl/images/stories... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.... Ontong Java: https://web.archive.org/web/201701012... http://www.largeigneousprovinces.org/... Mass Extinctions: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases... https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/... https://www.pnas.org/content/107/15/6555 https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... SOURCES (Articles): https://phys.org/news/2017-06-mysteri... https://phys.org/news/2018-03-evidenc... https://news.berkeley.edu/2015/09/02/... https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ne... https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/... https://www.livescience.com/41909-new... http://news.mit.edu/2015/siberian-tra... https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/sc... https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/flood_basa... https://www.sciencenews.org/article/d... Thanks for watching. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...