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The Yellowstone Caldera, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the Western United States. The caldera and most of the park are located in the northwest corner of the state of Wyoming. The caldera measures 43 by 28 miles (70 by 45 kilometers), and postcaldera ...
Jan 21, 2023 · The Yellowstone Caldera — the cauldron-like basin at the summit of the volcano — is so colossal that it is often called a "supervolcano," which, according to the Natural History Museum in ...
The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) provides long-term monitoring of volcanic and earthquake activity in the Yellowstone National Park region. Yellowstone is the site of the largest and most diverse collection of natural thermal features in the world and the first National Park.
Apr 29, 2024 · A sleeping giant is nestled in the western part of the United States. Though it stirs occasionally, it has not risen from slumber in nearly 70,000 years. But when it finally awakes it may roar and heave with unprecedented force. This giant is the “ supervolcano ” that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park, the wildlife and forest preserve ...
Mar 19, 2019 · Get the facts. Though supervolcanoes like Yellowstone pose real dangers, their threats are often misunderstood and greatly exaggerated. Supervolcanoes are like the supervillains of the geologic ...
May 30, 2024 · Yellowstone Caldera, enormous crater in the western-central portion of Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, that was formed by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption some 640,000 years ago. It measures approximately 30 by 45 miles (50 by 70 km), covering a large area of the park. Yellowstone National Park is situated over a supervolcano ...
Jun 16, 2021 · When Yellowstone does erupt, it won’t be like Hawaii and it won’t even be like Mount St. Helens. The pool of magma underneath Yellowstone is huge, and it will take days or weeks to empty. The ...
May 19, 2023 · Geology. The last super-eruption at Yellowstone volcano, which occurred 631,000 years ago, was not one huge explosion. Instead, new research suggests it was a series of eruptions or multiple vents ...
Aug 31, 2021 · The location of Yellowstone's three calderas and two resurgent domes. Adapted with permission from Windows into the Earth by Robert Smith and Lee J. Siegel, 2000. Magma, Hot Spots, and the Yellowstone Supervolcano. Magma (molten rock from below the earth’s crust) is close to the surface in the greater Yellowstone area.
Oct 11, 2017 · Yellowstone Supervolcano May Rumble to Life Faster Than Thought. A new study of ancient ash suggests that the dormant giant could develop the conditions needed to blow in a span of mere decades.
