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An eruption of the Yellowstone caldera occurs it will likely be an extinction level event.

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How height is Yellowstone volcano?

I think you are asking "How high" in elevation. Yellowstone NP encompasses most of the Yellowstone volcanic center/hot spot/caldera, which is a plateau. The highest elevation for the caldera is around 7,733 feet above sea level although the highest point "Eagle Peak" is 11,358 feet above sea level and the lowest point "Reese Creek" is 5,282 feet ABSL. http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/about/index.php


What is the elevation of la garita caldera?

The elevation of La Garita Caldera is approximately 9,203 feet (2,805 meters) above sea level. It is located in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, USA.


What is the name of the lake with the highest altitude in north America?

Yellowstone Lake (found in Yellowstone National Park) has the highest elevation of a lake in the US. Its elevation is 7,735 feet above sea level.


What is the biggest volcano in the United States?

In terms of eruptions in the states themselves, the largest eruption goes to the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens. The largest eruption to occur on U.S. soil was the 1912 eruption of Novarupta in Alaska. This eruption was an order of magnitude larger than the Mount St Helens eruption, but at the time Alaska was not a state.


What vei would a supervolcano have?

A supervolcano typically has a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8, which is the highest level on the scale. This VEI indicates an eruption that releases more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of material, causing widespread devastation on a global scale. Examples of supervolcanoes include Yellowstone Caldera in the United States and Lake Toba in Indonesia.

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What type of volcano is Yellowstone volcano?

At Yellowstone, we see the caldera or what we call a supervolcano. The volcanic profile of Yellowstone in its past is one of a massive eruption that dwarfs anything we understand in current knowledge. Use the link below to the Wikipedia post on the supervolcano to learn more.


Will the eruption of Yellowstone affect Singapore?

The eruption of the Yellowstone super volcano is generally accepted to be inevitable. So, when the super volcano does erupt, it is likely to be an ELE (Extinction Level Event). It is likely to end most if not all life on Earth. Even life in Singapore.


What is a sentence using the word extinction?

The moon crashing into the planet would be an extinction level event. The extinction of the dinosaurs occurred long before we were born.


How height is Yellowstone volcano?

I think you are asking "How high" in elevation. Yellowstone NP encompasses most of the Yellowstone volcanic center/hot spot/caldera, which is a plateau. The highest elevation for the caldera is around 7,733 feet above sea level although the highest point "Eagle Peak" is 11,358 feet above sea level and the lowest point "Reese Creek" is 5,282 feet ABSL. http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/about/index.php


Is Killing Everyone Impossible?

Nope. It is quite possible. There are several possible extinction level events that have been theorized.Possible ELE's:Asteroid/Comet strikeMajor Caldera eruptionWorldwide PandemicFour to Six strategically detonated EMPsSolar FlareBlack HoleNear space Supernova


What is the baddest thing that could happen to earth?

The earth could be devestated by an extinction level event. I.e. planetary imact with a comet or large space body.


What event marks the end of both the Paleozoic Era and Mesozoic Era?

The Permian-Triassic (P-Tr) Extinction Event is widely recognised as the greatest extinction event on Earth. It is also known as the "Great Dieing".It occurred 251 million years ago marking the end of the Permian Period and the start of the Triassic Period.It also marks the end of the Paleozoic Era and the start of the Mesozoic Era. Estimates have suggested that 96% of marine species and 70% percent of land vertebrate species became extinct. It is also the only known mass extinction of insect with 56% of insect families and 83% of insect genera becoming extinct.Little is known of the cause of the mass extinction but theories range from meteorite impacts, to volcanism, to sea level fluctuations.


What was the ordovician-silurian extinction?

It was the second largest extinction in terms of loss of life. The extinction was caused by the movement of Gondwana into the south polar region which led to glaciation and subsequent sea level fall. At this time all know life was confined to the oceans and 60% of marine invertebrates died. The event ended when Gondwana moved out of the south polar region, the glaciers melted, and sea level returned to normal.


What is the elevation of la garita caldera?

The elevation of La Garita Caldera is approximately 9,203 feet (2,805 meters) above sea level. It is located in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, USA.


What is the altitude of west Yellowstone Montana?

West Yellowstone is a town in Gallatin County, Montana. The altitude is 6,667 feet above sea level.


When did the greatest extintion occur on earth?

The Permian-Triassic (P-Tr) Extinction Event is widely recognised as the greatest extinction event on Earth. It is also known as the "Great Dieing".It occurred 251 million years ago marking the end of the Permian Period and the start of the Triassic Period. It also marks the end of the Paleozoic Era and the start of the Mesozoic Era. Estimates have suggested that 96% of marine species and 70% percent of land vertebrate species became extinct. It is also the only known mass extinction of insect with 56% of insect families and 83% of insect genera becoming extinct.Little is known of the cause of the mass extinction but theories range from meteorite impacts, to volcanism, to sea level fluctuations.


What are Yellowstone National Park's first level consumers?

buffalo, deer, and mice