How can geothermal energy be sustainably harnessed from hotspot regions?

Non-hotspot volcano chains originating from small-scale sublithospheric convection. M. D. Ballmer,1 J. van Hunen,2 G. Ito,3 P. J. Tackley,1 and T. A. Bianco3. The southeastern extension of the Austral Islands volcanic chain terminates near 29°S, 140°W at the active Macdonald Seamount. The 'hotspot' region near ... Mantle plumes and volcanic hotspots, distribution of hotspots, distribution of hotspots (Credits: K. Cantner, Earth Magazine), hotspot volcano chain Reunion. Jan 30, 2025 ... This impressive geological journey stretches for around 6,000 kilometers, reaching just shy of Russia and Alaska. Excitingly, located just ... Sep 9, 2013 ... Thousands of earthquakes occur every year on and around Hawaii Island, or the Big Island. Most of these temblors are too minor to be felt, but some are strong ... Feb 6, 2025 ... It is a spreading plate margin volcano as well as a hotspot volcano. Volcanic hazards. Volcanic hazards include explosions, lava flows, bombs or ... ... volcanism that is trailed by an age-progressive hotspot volcano chain. However, a range of observations call for significant extensions to classical theory ... ... hotspot volcanoes, Earth Plan. Sci. Lett., 60, 195–206. Article Google ... (1991) Volcano spacing and plate rigidity, Geology, 19, 397–400. Article ... Apr 20, 2023 ... Hotspot volcanoes can generate a remarkably large amount of lava. They are also fundamental in Earth's evolution and atmosphere. However, our ... Feb 7, 2013 ... INTRODUCTION. In the framework of the hotspot concept, intraplate volcanism is typically related to stationary melting sources.