Many horizontal layers of magma, called sills, were detected beneath the Toba caldera. The most catastrophic volcanic eruption in the last 2 million years may owe its superpower to stacks of hot ...

The Toba Caldera Geopark has officially retained its “green card” status, confirming its continued membership in the UNESCO Global Geopark Network (UGGp) for the next four years.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Toba Caldera Geopark in North Sumatra will soon improve its management and supporting facilities following a 'yellow card' warning from UNESCO. The geopark received the ...

The rare but spectacular eruptions of supervolcanoes can cause massive destruction and affect climate patterns on a global scale for decades -- and a new study has found that these sites also may ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia has successfully retained Lake Toba’s status as a Unesco Global Geopark, following a previous yellow card warning issued two years ago because of concerns over poor management and ...

2014/10/31: The tremendous amounts of lava that are emitted during super-eruptions accumulate over millions of years prior to the event in the Earth's crust. These reservoirs consist of magma that ...

Approximately 75,000 years ago, a massive explosive eruption from a volcano in western Indonesia (Toba caldera) coincided with the onset of the Earth?s last Ice Age. Narragansett, RI -- January 26, ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT – Lake Toba, located in North Sumatra Province, is the largest volcanic lake in Indonesia, and even in the world. This lake was formed by a massive eruption of Mount Toba around 74,000 ...

06:18, Fri, Aug 17, 2018 Updated: 09:17, Fri, Aug 17, 2018 They have wiped out swathes of life before and there is a serious possibility they will do so again in the future. A supervolcano by ...

Today's Google Doodle celebrates Lake Toba, known as Danau Toba, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Lake Toba was designated as UNESCO Global Geopark on August 31, 2020. Lake Toba is the ...

The most catastrophic volcanic eruption in the last 2 million years may owe its superpower to stacks of hot molten rock layered like the jelly filling inside a sky-high wedding cake. By recording tiny ...