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A Yellowstone eruption would destroy everything within how many miles?
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A small eruption would cause the cities 100 miles within the park to be destroyed, with an hour. If the eruption triggers the supervolcano, it can cover two thirds of the United States.
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How big is the Caldera volcano that sits under Yellowstone National Park?
Nobody is sure, it last erupted 700 000 years ago. Its eruption could produce enough ash to layer the atmosphere with 5 feet of ash, and will knockout everything and body within 1000 mile radius so when it erupts places such as Denver and Cheyenne are at risk.
How Many Calderas are in Yellowstone National Park?
There are three calderas within the boundaries of the park itself. The oldest and largest is only partially within the park. This one formed 2.1 million years ago during the first super eruption of the Yellowstone volcano. The second and most famous formed 640,000 years ago in the third and most recent super eruption. There is a third, smaller caldera that was formed by a much smaller, though still very large eruption about 173,000 years ago. There is another caldera in this complex to the west of the park boundaries. This was formed in the second super eruption 1.3 million years ago.
Is the Yellowstone volcano extinct?
Most scientists believe that Yellowstone is not truly active and that they would be able to detect if the Yellowstone volcano was going to erupt years before it erupted. But there is no way to no for sure if the Yellowstone caldera is truly active (building up for an eruption).
Is Yellowstone national park going to explode?
That the Yellowstone volcano will erupt again in inevitable, but scientists do not know when. The volcano as it is now has only produced 3 super eruptions 2.1 million, 1.3 million, and 640,000 years ago this gives and interval range of 800,000 to 660,000 years. A smaller eruption occurred about 70,000 years ago. Given these intervals and the fact that scientists have not found any real evidence of an imminent threat, it is unlikely that it will erupt in our lifetimes.
Does chlorofluorocarbons destroy stratosphere?
Yes, do destroy it. They destroy the ozone within.
What caused yellowstones eruption?
Yellowstone's last eruption was approximately 620,000 years ago, and therefore the precursory events are not well understood. As to what causes any volcanic eruption the answer can be simple or complex depending on which way you look at it. If you look at it from the simple way it is as follows: pressure within the magma chamber exceeds the pressure of the earth holding it in causing an eruption. As per the complex way of what events actually triggered an eruption of this size is poorly understood. It is however more than likely that it was not one single trigger for the eruption but a combination of different things as the magma chamber approached critical that allowed it to break through causing the super eruption.
Where are the largest volcanos calders in the world?
All over, but one is in Yellow Stone, which will destroy everything within 200 miles when it erupts in 2012
What animals are you allowed to hunt in Yellowstone?
All sports hunting is banned within the park, as is the case for all NP's in the Lower 48. The penalties for poaching within the boundaries of the Park can be QUITE severe.
Is there a bike rack located at Yellowstone park?
Yes there are bike racks located within Yellowstone National Park. These bike racks that are found in Yellowstone National Park are free and for general public use.
Is the Yellowstone river actually in Yellowstone park?
Parts of it are, most of this river is outside the NP. The part that IS within the Park, makes the naming of this river obvious.
How many miles of driving inside Yellowstone National Park?
The NPS states that there are over 310 miles of paved roads within Yellowstone National Park.
Which volcanoe is the most dangerous in the US?
a natural event, formed when magma, gases, and wayer from the lower part of the crust or mantles collect in underground chambers and eventually erupt and pour out of cracks in the earth's surface.
