Research reveals sources of CO2 from Aleutian-Alaska Arc volcanoes

By Rod Royce | Geophysical Institute on Jun 30, 2023   Featured, Southwest Alaska, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Scientists have wondered what happens to the organic and inorganic carbon that Earth’s Pacific Plate carries with it as it slides into the planet’s interior along the volcano-studded Ring of Fire. A new study suggests a notable amount of such subducted carbon returns to the atmosphere rather than traveling deep into Earth’s mantle.  The finding […]