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The Supervolcano That Nearly Destroyed Earth: When La Garita Dwarfed All Other Eruptions

The La Garita supervolcano in Colorado erupted 28 million years ago with a force 2,500 times greater than Krakatoa, ejecting 5,000 cubic kilometers of material and creating the largest known volcanic eruption in Earth’s history. This prehistoric catastrophe covered thousands of square miles in superheated ash and rock, fundamentally reshaping the landscape and climate of ancient Earth.

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