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If the supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park erupted, it would 'devastate much of the United States', says top scientist.

The supervolcano located under Yellowstone may never erupt, but it would look something like this video simulation if it did.

Funny things happen when you try to constantly educate yourself. We know that there is a super-volcano in Yellowstone, but now I've learned there's also one in Utah and that's there's probably nothing to worry about. Probably is a very key word.

Volcano super eruption warning: (Image: GETTY) "Yellowstone does get a lot of popular attention, ever since the BBC did a docudrama on it 20 years ago. "It even gave volcanologists the term supervolcano which we bandy about now. "In terms of future threats, I think one of the lessons we have learnt over the last decade is that the next really big eruption is probably going to happen somewhere we weren't even looking." Mr Oppenheimer then gave examples of volcanic eruptions that stunned the scientific community. Volcano super eruption warning: Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia (Image: GETTY) Yellow...

He added that when they do explode, they can cause devastation and should be an area of concern for tourists and hikers. Mr Oppenheimer said: "I think some of the most realistic hazards at the Yellowstone National Park are the gas emissions. "There are many gas hazards and some of these are not very nice to breathe in. "The area has been prone to damaging earthquakes but I think one of the more concerning threats is the hydrothermal explosions. Yellowstone volcano tourists in danger of 'devastating hydrothermal explosions' (Image: GETTY) Yellowstone volcano: volcano expert Clive Oppenheimer h...