The Yellowstone Park volcano and the end of the world

We have all heard of the Yellowstone Park .What is no longer known is the existence of an imposing volcano 90 kilometers wide, a geological formation so gigantic that if activated, it would seriously Danger the balance of our planet.According to the scientists, the last time it was erupted was 600,000 years ago and its effects were felt all over the world.At first glance this park may seem as beautiful as it is serene , plunged into a peaceful balance...but nothing is further from reality.It is a sleeping monster that should not be awakened.

The most dangerous volcano in the world

Many of us almost unwittingly associate the Yellowstone Park with the Yogi bear .The famous cartoon series left us with the image of that natural setting where adventures always took place in an idyllic and beautiful territory.That's right, Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the world, a unique ecosystem and incredible for its varied flora, fauna...and also for its geothermal phenomena.

Until a few years ago we had a rough idea of the extent of the sleeping volcano that inhabits these Wyoming state lands .But they were wrong assumptions.The scientists were amazed.After some studies conducted by the University of Utah the truth was revealed: they installed various cameras throughout the geological formation, discovering that it was 250 percent larger than they thought.And, moreover, that its extension was greater than 90km across, with about 15 deep.It would be a consequently supervolcan accordingly.

Can the Yellowstone volcano wake up again?

According to experts, the Yellowstone supervolcano is usually activated every 700,000 years. So, this date falls close to us or is it far enough for us and our generations to come? The last eruption, as we have said before, happened 600,000 years ago.Today, there are many universities that closely monitor each one of their movements, currents and lava flows through seismographs and cameras installed in the same volcano.

The Yellowstone Park volcano and the end of the world

"It's not an imminent danger," says Guillaume Girard , director of research at the University of Michigan."All studies conclude that there is no magma ready to erupt in the near future, but the Probability is there.Volcano eruption patterns can change without us knowing the causes, and unexpectedly ».

The Yellowstone Park volcano and the end of the world

In fact, a few years ago recorded flows of 32km , small movements that for a moment woke up the alarm.The most striking thing, without a doubt, of these very small warnings, is to see how they are quickly presented by many of the animals in the park.Recently, it could be seen how Herds of buffalo descended from the mountains at the sensation of a small movement of Yellowstone's sleeping supervolcano.Perhaps they possessed an instinct from which we, with all our sophistication, seismographs and computers, can never even guess .

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Image: Frank Kovalchek

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