Supervolcanoes: Erupt, Refill, Repeat
From EVSN: Escape Velocity Space News by Dr. Pamela Gay, Erik Madaus, Ally Pelphrey
April 16, 2026 · 14 min · Season 4 · Episode 14
About this episode
The episode explores the relationship between supervolcanoes and their impact on life and climate.
This week, in the first of our new shorter and more frequent episodes, we are going to take a look at the interplay of plate tectonics, geology, climate, and life. Specifically, we're looking at the interplay between super volcanoes and us! Did you know Naples is on a supervolcano? Also, in this episode: human sperm get lost in space.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Pamela Gay, Erik Madaus, Ally Pelphrey
Topics covered
- supervolcanoes
- plate tectonics
- geology
- climate
- life
- human sperm
- space
Keywords
- supervolcanoes
- plate tectonics
- geology
- climate
- Naples
- human sperm
- space
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Naples
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