Carbon Dioxide, not water vapor drives volcano eruption, new study reveals startling facts

Researchers at Pico do Fogo volcano and Ehime University have come out with startling revelations that may change the understanding of volcanoes and the formation of the Earths surface..

Contrary to the general belief, the researchers have claimed that it is not water vapor, rather it is carbon dioxide (CO2) that propels the eruption of basaltic volcanoes...

While studying magma at Pico do Fogo, one of the world's most active ocean island volcanoes, scientists found unusual levels of carbon dioxide that generally originate at a depth of 12 to 19 miles below the crust..

By studying the magma of the basaltic volcano of Pico do Fogo, the researchers have found that the level of carbon dioxide is much higher than that found in the upper mantle..

The scientists of Ehime University have found that the ferric content at the magma ocean is much higher than that at the mantle level..

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