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During the summer of 1988, about 250 separate fires broke out in the greater Yellowstone eco-system. Most burned themselves out without causing noticeable damage. Seven fires became much larger than the others, and caused 95% of the nearly 800,000 acres of damage that summer. The largest, named the Shoshone Fire, was first noted on June 23, but it remained a minor event until about July 20.
Fire suppression after late July cost $120 million but did almost nothing to even delay the spread of the fires. Snowfall on September 11 finally ended the major damage, although the fires were still smouldering into November.
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∙ 15y ago1988 was a major fire season throughout the west, and was the year of the most significant fires in the park. Other fires have happened before and after then.
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∙ 9y agoThe Yellowstone Caldera was formed in an eruption about 640,000 years ago. Two other major calderas in the the area formed 1.3 million and 2.1 million years ago.
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∙ 11y agoThe first known giant eruption was 2.1 million years ago
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∙ 14y agothe year of 1988
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∙ 14y agoit was a fire.
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Will Yellowstone erupt because of plate tectonics?
Yes. It's only a question of when, which is why the supervolcano's caldera is closely monitored.
How much overdue is the super volcano eruption in Yellowstone national park?
The Yellowstone caldera is not "overdue" for an eruption. You may have heard that the Yellowstone Caldera erupts regularly every 600,000 years and the last major eruption was 640,000 years ago. In reality the caldera does not erupt regularly and as gone as long as 800,000 years without a major eruption.
Are all the features of Yellowstone located in a caldera?
No. Most of Yellowstone lies outside of the Yellowstone Caldera, though this caldera still takes up a large portion of the park. A larger portion of the park is in the older Island Park Caldera, which partly overlaps the Yellowstone Caldera. This still takes up a minority of the park.
Is the Yosemite actually a super volcano?
Yellowstone National Park is a super volcano. Yellowstone is over a "hot spot" which is why there are geysers there. The hot spot blew millions of years ago leaving a caldera where the geysers are. Yellowstone is a volcano but do not go expecting an eruption unless you can wait a few million years.
Is the Yellowstone volcano named mount Smokey Bear?
No. For one thing, the Yellowstone volcano is not a mountain, it is a caldera. It is usually referred to as the Yellowstone caldera or the Yellowstone supervolcano.
What is a well known caldera in the US?
a well known and very dangerous caldera is a volcano named Yellowstone volcano and this a national park but it MIGHT soon erupt. hope this helps
What is Yellowstone's magma chamber named?
The Yellowstone caldera.
What plate boundary is associated with volcano Yellowstone caldera?
The Yellowstone caldera is associated with a hot spot, not a plate boundary.
What is the extinction level event of Yellowstone caldera?
An eruption of the Yellowstone caldera occurs it will likely be an extinction level event.
What type of volcano is under most of Yellowstone National Park?
The Yellowstone Caldera, also known as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano estimated to be an area of about 34 X 45 miles (55 X 72 km).
What volcano is an example of a caldera volcano?
Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming, USA
What famous caldera volcano is in Wyoming?
There is the Yellowstine Caldera in Yellowstone, Wyoming.
