Massive Volcanic System Found Beneath South China Sea

Massive Volcanic System Found Beneath South China Sea

Volcanic Geopark in Hainan, China. Credit: Sichuan boatmen’s songs / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 A new study has identified evidence of a massive volcanic system beneath the South China Sea. The region may be in the early stages of what scientists call a large igneous province. This is a rare geological event that reshapes vast areas of the Earth’s crust over millions of years. The study was published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems an…