What Happens If Yellowstone Erupts: Will the World End, or Just Your Picnic?
Immediately, when one thinks about Yellowstone, a “supervolcano” eruption comes to mind-a doomsday scenario where the earth is blanketed in ash, and we all end up looking like burnt toast. But the good news is that, per the scientists at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO), such a nightmare is more Hollywood fantasy than scientific reality. Supervolcano or Minor Eruption? Your Choice!From a major Yellowstone eruption occurring in our lifetime, the odds stand about equal to dinosaurs coming back, according to Mark Stelten, the YVO deputy scientist-in-charge. The big eruption last occurred 640,000 years ago,…