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How AI Helped Scientists Find 73 Unknown Volcanic Calderas Beneath Earth’s Oceans

Researchers used AI to scan seafloor maps, revealing dozens of previously unknown calderas, including several flagged for follow-up.

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A caldera is the scar left behind by a volcano, a massive crater formed when the magma chamber beneath it empties and the ground above collapses. More often than not, it’s the remains of a dead volcano. Sometimes, though, it’s a volcano that’s just napping. Which is why it’s slightly unnerving that researchers, who published their findings in Communications Earth & Environment, found 73 previously unknown volcanic calderas hidden beneath Earth’s oceans.

The discovery came after a team led by volcanologist Andrea Verolino of Paris-Saclay University used an........

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