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• n  a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

• Scientists are carefully measuring the geological activity in the national park because it contains the caldera of an enormous, ancient and still active volcano.
• We who live along Montana's Yellowstone River are downstream from a simmering caldera, a geologic hot spot that has become especially active recently.
• After 9,000 years of inactivity, this Chilean caldera exploded in May, 2008, forcing the evacuation of Chaitn Town and the surrounding regions.

News & Articles

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• Valles Caldera legislation passes Senate committee
  Legislation that would transfer management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico to the National Park Service has passed one of its first hurdles.
  June 19, 2013 - News West 9 Midland
• Senate panel OKs Valles Caldera transfer
  JEMEZ SPRINGS (AP) — Legislation that would transfer management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico to the National Park Service has passed one of its first... Read more »
  June 19, 2013 - Albuquerque Journal
• Big new Caldera brewery/pub to open in Ashland on the Solstice
  Last September, I posted pictures of Caldera's new 25,000 sq. ft. production facility...here are pictures taken last week of the brewery/pub that opens this coming weekend in Ashland.
  June 16, 2013 - The Oregonian

Quotes

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• Frances Fragos Townsend in CNN International
  Everybody who has ever been to the Valles Caldera agrees that it is a magnificent natural, cultural, and recreational resource. The only question is which federal agency is best equipped to manage its unique qualities. I believe that the National... Jeff Bingaman http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bingaman&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF92wIiclidSPhaVcWwpGY9cFBxnQ BigNews.biz (press release) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://bignews.biz/%3Fid%3D887854%26keys%3DSenator-Tom-Udall-ParkService&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGRPAPbayCDkK0JKaPvQpl89NpGrg Jul 2, 2010 14328 19397 caldera I'd call this felony stupidity. This is probably not the right job for Mr. Caldera to be in if he didn't understand the likely reaction of New Yorkers, of the mayor," Townsend said Tuesday on CNN's "American Morning."
• Pete Domenici in Bizjournals.com
  Domenici says he is pleased with the range of experiences among the three men because the board is facing challenges "as it looks to improve management of the Valles Caldera, including making it more accessible to the public and increasing the drive...