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The potential eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano is expected to have global ramifications. Click to read more.

Scientists have gotten test results that show the supervolcano below the surface of the park may be far bigger than once believed.

Scientists have gotten test results that show the supervolcano below the surface of the park may be far bigger than once believed.

Despite the potential for total disaster if Long Valley erupts, nothing is written about it. Instead, the focus is on Yellowstone, a supervolcano located hundreds of miles to the northeast.

The Yellowstone caldera was formed after three large erupts over the last three million years. These were the Huckleberry Ridge eruption 2.1 million years ago, the Mesa Falls eruption 1.3 million years ago and the Lava Creek eruption approximately 630,000 years ago. The volcano is located below Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, US, and the area is constantly monitored by the United States Geological Survey for signs that another major event could occur. Mr Oppenheimer went into great detail about the devastating impact supereruptions have and why this would prove disastrous for the US if ...