University of Hawaii Manoa: Hawaii's Mantle Plume is Getting Hotter Over Time
July 21, 2026
July 21, 2026
MANOA, Hawaii, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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Hawaii's mantle plume is getting hotter over time
New research shows the Hawaiian mantle plume has gotten hotter by about 250 C (480 F) over the past 47 million years. Led by Earth scientists at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, the study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, reverses the long-held idea that hotspots star . . .
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Hawaii's mantle plume is getting hotter over time
New research shows the Hawaiian mantle plume has gotten hotter by about 250 C (480 F) over the past 47 million years. Led by Earth scientists at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, the study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, reverses the long-held idea that hotspots star . . .