**BIG NEWS in the geology world!** For the first time, scientists spotted an active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge!! They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪 My latest for @nytimes.com - ThreadSky

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mayaweihaas.bsky.social • 15 hours ago

**BIG NEWS in the geology world!** For the first time, scientists spotted an active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge!!

They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪

My latest for @nytimes.com

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ljelkins.bsky.social•15 hours ago

This happened over the span of just a few years on the EPR (worm barbecue flow), which is geologically nearly as incredible, though definitely not as lucky as a single day!

mayaweihaas.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I will never get over the term “worm barbecue” hahaha. I now need to write sometime that includes that precise phrase 😅

ljelkins.bsky.social•15 hours ago

It’s evocative!

mayaweihaas.bsky.social•13 hours ago

It is! Idk why it makes me chuckle. One of the researchers mentioned the term and I failed to work it in. Next time I guess! Haha