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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.
How did the Yellowstone volcano form?
The Yellowstone volcano is a caldera volcano formed by a series of explosive volcanic eruptions that occurred over millions of years. The eruptions led to the collapse of the volcano's magma chamber, creating a large depression known as a caldera. Today, Yellowstone National Park sits within this caldera.
When is the next volcanoe going to erupt?
It depends some volcanoes erupt and then thousands of years past they will erupt again but some volcanoes erupt and will never erupt again and are dead volcanoes
When did the three sisters volcano erupt?
The Three Sisters volcano, located in the central Oregon Cascade Range, last erupted approximately 1,500 to 2,000 years ago. These eruptions produced lava flows and ash deposits that can still be seen in the area today.
How is Yellowstone different from other volcanoes Is it located on a hot spot or a boundary is it expected to erupt again soon?
Yellowstone is unique because it sits atop a volcanic hotspot rather than at a tectonic plate boundary, which is typical for most volcanoes. This hotspot has produced a series of massive eruptions over the past few million years, creating the large caldera we see today. While there is ongoing geothermal activity, scientists do not expect Yellowstone to erupt imminently; the likelihood of an eruption in the near future is considered low based on current monitoring and research.
Where are active volcanoes found in the unites states?
Active volcanoes are volcanoes that are still active. This doesn't mean that the volcano is currently erupting, but it means that the volcano will eventually erupt again. Some active volcanoes in the U.S. today (June 13, 2012) are Mauna Loa, Kilauea Volcano, Augustine Volcano, and Mount Rainier.
What do humans have on volcano?
A volcano eruption is one of the most impressive events in the planet and the effects of volcanoes and their eruptions could be felt as far away as a different continent. The type of effects of volcanoes depends on the size of the eruption. Some volcanoes could be erupting and not cause much damage even to people nearby while others are so massive that should they erupt they could trigger a world sized catastrophe. So what type of disturbances would you see if there were a massive eruption today? To answer that question we need to be clear about the type of volcano that we are talking about. Volcano eruptions are measured in what is called VEI or Volcano Eruption Index which goes to a most powerful eruption of a VEI8.
What is the Vesuvius?
It is an active volcano in Italy. Today over 3 million people live near or close to it and it could erupt at any time. The last time was in 1944 and it is watched, measured, and gas readings taken every day to determine if/when it may erupt again. No one knows.
What is the most powerful volcano?
yellow stone park in usa has the worlds most powerful super volcano There was another supervolcano at Lake Toba. It erupted 73,000 years ago and wiped the human race to only 100,000. The most powerful volcano(s) in the history of the Earth is the Siberian traps that erupted 250 million years ago. They were far more powerful than any supervolcano. By they are long extinct.
Does Mt Shasta still erupt today?
no, last time it did is said to be in the 1700s
Is Mount Kinabalu extinct?
Mauna Loa, a shield volcano, is not a super volcano. A super volcano is a volcano marked by the inordinately massive nature of its eruption. There are a number of candidates for the super volcano "list" made up of areas in the U.S. (and around the world), and Hawaii is not on it. Use the link below to the Wikipedia post on this, the largest volcano on earth.
Where was the name volcano derived from?
The word "volcano" was derived from the Roman god of fire and smithing, Vulcan. It was said that Vulcan lived in a volcano where he made weapons for the gods. When he got angry the volcano would erupt, similarly to volcanic eruptions today.
