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Old 03-18-2021, 12:54 PM   #1362
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Originally Posted by Samonadreau View Post
Re: Yellowstone

I always ignorantly wondered if we could somehow relieve some of the pressure. That would probably just be the catalyst to set it off early though.
From what I've read, your second thought is right. Depressurizing the magma chamber may actually cause a surge of hot magma rising into the upper chamber which increases the likelihood of an eruption.
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