supervolcano
Study Alarms: Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Magma Edges Closer to Surface, Elevating Eruption Risks
Yellowstone’s Supervolcano: Eruption Risk Assessed Yellowstone, one of Earth’s largest active supervolcanoes, could unleash a catastrophic eruption capable of triggering a nuclear winter and global famine. Nestled beneath a national park spanning Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, its magma chamber lies just 2.3 miles (3.8 km) below the surface—roughly the depth of some of the world’s […]
New Yellowstone Supervolcano Vent Spews Steam: Is Eruption Imminent?
Yellowstone’s Hidden Threat: New Volcanic Vent Discovered Beneath Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park lies a dormant giant—a supervolcano capable of an eruption 100 times more powerful than Krakatoa. Though it hasn’t erupted in recorded history, a recent discovery underscores its restless activity: a new volcanic vent near Norris Geyser Basin, emitting steam and revealing the volcano’s […]