Huge sea of BOILING CARBON the size of MEXICO sitting beneath USA – UK geologists warn
SCIENTISTS have found a huge pool of molten carbon under the US – and have warned it would spark an unprecedented disaster if released.
By Tom Parfitt
PUBLISHED: 04:53, Thu, Feb 16, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:25, Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Researchers mapped the area – which covers 700,000 sq miles, around the same size as Mexico – using a massive network of seismic sensors.
And they fear it could cause unprecedented environmental damage if emitted into the atmosphere.
The study was carried out by a team of geologists from top London university Royal Holloway.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/767921/science-study-molten-carbon-USA-Mexico-Royal-Holloway