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Extrusive volcanism formed the Hawaiian Islands

Extrusive volcanism formed the Hawaiian Islands

Reading time: 2 minutes A study by researchers at UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and the University of Rhode Island changes the understanding of how the Hawaiian Islands formed.
Location of upwelling in Earth’s mantle stable

Location of upwelling in Earth’s mantle stable

Reading time: 2 minutes A study by UH Mānoa’s Clinton Conrad shows that large-scale upwelling within Earth’s mantle mostly occurs beneath Africa and the Central Pacific and have remained remarkably stable over geologic time.
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