Invisible CO2 gas killing trees at Mammoth Mountain, California

Michael L. Sorey; Christopher D. Farrar; William C. Evans; David P. Hill; Roy A. Bailey; James W. Hendley II; Peter H. Stauffer

doi:10.3133/fs17296_1996

Invisible CO2 gas killing trees at Mammoth Mountain, California

Fact Sheet 172-96

By: Michael L. Sorey, Christopher D. Farrar, William C. Evans, David P. Hill, Roy A. Bailey, James W. Hendley II, and Peter H. Stauffer

https://doi.org/10.3133/fs17296_1996

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Invisible CO2 gas killing trees at Mammoth Mountain, California(2000)

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Abstract

Since 1980, scientists have monitored geologic unrest in Long Valley Caldera and at adjacent Mammoth Mountain, California. After a persistent swarm of earthquakes beneath Mammoth Mountain in 1989, earth scientists discovered that large volumes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) gas were seeping from beneath this volcano. This gas is killing trees on the mountain and also can be a danger to people. The USGS continues to study the CO₂ emissions to help protect the public from this invisible potential hazard.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Invisible CO2 gas killing trees at Mammoth Mountain, California
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	172-96
DOI	10.3133/fs17296_1996
Year Published	1996
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Description	2 p.
Country	United States
State	California
Other Geospatial	Long Valley Caldera;Mammoth Mountain