If Yellowstone’s volcanic system erupted, how could it impact the US?

The Hill ^ | 07/28/2024 | Brooke Williams and Addy Bink

[ChicagoConservative27]

DENVER (KDVR) — On Tuesday, visitors at Yellowstone National Park fled when a hydrothermal explosion occurred a few miles north of the famous Old Faithful geyser. No one was injured, but the event destroyed a nearby boardwalk and prompted officials to close the Biscuit Basin area of the park for the rest of the year.

As alarming as the video and subsequent damage seemed, the phenomenon is a normal, common occurrence at Yellowstone, happening at least once each year. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey told Nexstar hydrothermal explosions like the one that occurred this week are “not a sign of impending volcanic eruptions.”

[metmom]

Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey told Nexstar hydrothermal explosions like the one that occurred this week are “not a sign of impending volcanic eruptions.”

OK, now it's time to officially start worrying.

[Bratch]

[JohnBovenmyer]

Iirc Yellowstone gas had three mega-eruptions in past 3M years or so. Another of those would kill most life in middle of country promptly, produce couple years of volcanic winter and end cross country travel for some time. Probably this killing more than its direct effects. But those are infrequent. Yellowstone is reported to have had dozens of smaller eruptions, which are thus far more likely. Geologists don’t talk much to media about them. Are they typically Mt St Helen’s sized, larger, smaller? I don’t know, but better journalism should have provided an answer.

[Billthedrill]

If we can hold out for another 100,000 years or so the thing will be completely over the Wyoming border and somebody else’s problem.

[PIF]

If Yellowstone’s volcanic system erupted, how could it impact the US?

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Why worry? If it goes, the world will be significantly impacted as will the entire human race. As for the US, it would be a write off.

Buy masks by the car load, they can be entombed with you when feet of rock ash falls, night descends for several years, and there is no food, water, or usable shelter.

[PIF]

Well all those prediction of days years of darkness on the internet will pan out if Yellow stones goes.

[Bonemaker]

“Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey told Nexstar hydrothermal explosions like the one that occurred this week are “not a sign of impending volcanic eruptions.”

That’s the government speaking so you know the bloody thing is definitely about to blow.

[Bonemaker]

At least gun control will be gone.

[rktman]

Bye bye y’all!

[Revel]

I was just thinking that if a volcano erupted right under Hill headquarters then the world would be a better place.

[PIF]

St. Helens was a VEI of 5. The index goes for each succeeding number is 10X the previous.

Yellowstone will be either a 9 or a 10, if the eruption goes for more than a few days - it could last years, if the magma chamber is sufficiently large. The Deccan Traps eruption lasted hundreds of years of years, for example.

[Carriage Hill]

The Midwest, Mid-Atlantic & East Coast will get 1-3ft of volcanic ash fallout from the winds.

[JBW1949]

Thanks...I know little to nothing about volcanoes or eruptions...

[vetvetdoug]

If Yellowstone blows I’m hoping for a constant wind from the SW to keep the ash to less than an inch here in Arkansas. Prevailing winds will determine who screws the pooch.

[crz]

Hydrothermal eruptions are not uncommon.
Nor are phearatic eruptions uncommon. But, there most likely isn’t enough water to cause a large phearatic eruption.
Since the last super eruption, there have been some 70 or so NON explosive eruptions in that system.
As for a super eruption, there simply isn’t enough eruptable magma to cause one. Won’t happen. Give it a hundred thousand years or so and then everybody can get their fear on.
Anyone who calls it a SUPER volacano is proof they know nothing of volcanism. There is no such thing as a super volcano. There is such a thing as a super volcanic eruption, or hyper eruption, a more correct term.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

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[ducttape45]

Let’s put it this way, if Yellowstone goes, the USA is finished in every way imaginable, and could explain why the USA is not in Bible prophesy.

[crusty old prospector]

Well, technically it was before Alaska became a state.

Novarupta is a volcano that was formed in 1912, located on the Alaska Peninsula on a slope of Trident Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 290 miles (470 km) southwest of Anchorage. Formed during the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, Novarupta released 30 times the volume of magma of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

[JBW1949]

OK...Thanks...You know it’s hard to trust searches on the internet sometimes...LOL

[TribalPrincess2U]

Bu-bye