CO2 degassing at Mammoth Mountain in CA
The CO2 degassing created a hazard at Longs Valley Caldera in CA and actually killed some of the surrounding trees as the CO2 gas seeped from caldera subsurface.
The CO2 degassing created a hazard at Longs Valley Caldera in CA and actually killed some of the surrounding trees as the CO2 gas seeped from caldera subsurface.
July monsoons can create flash floods that are severe when the fire scar areas are flooded. The torrent of water brings down boulders, trees and ash.
photo by Rhonda Spidell
Battleship Rock is a welded tuff. The flow was so hot that the ash fused togehter to create formation such as the formation called Battleship Rock.Photo by Rhonda Spidell
photo by Rhonda Spidell
The Eastern half of the Valles Caldera National Preserve was in the path of the Las Conchas Fire and the western half of the preserve was not. Because the Preserve had been monitored before the fire researchers were able to compare the data to see what kind of impacts the fire made.
The Valles Caldera is about 12 miles in diameter.
These cliffs are composed of Bandelier Tuff which was created during the Valles Caldera eruption.
Ash falls and ash flows tell a story about the volcanic erruptions of the past.