Question: How devastaiting could be the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano if it went to erupt in our lifetime?

Asked by rafael101 to Alice, Andi, Bas, Daniel, Rhian on 9 Mar 2015.

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  1. Photo: Rhian MearaRhian Meara
    answered on 9 Mar 2015:

    This is a good question!

    Yellowstone is a “supervolcano” which means it’s one of, if not the biggest, volcano in the whole world! If it erupted, then volcanic ash would be sent across the whole of North America. Up to 2-3 feet of ash would fall on central USA! This would destroy crops and cause chaos to people’s health and transport. This size of eruption would also impact on the climate all around the world! Not cool!

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  2. Photo: Daniel Pastor-GalánDaniel Pastor-Galán
    answered on 10 Mar 2015:

    Very good question.

    And great Rhian answer. Let’s hope it is not happening soon!

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