If a massive volcano in the United States erupted, it would have devastating global implications, potentially killing millions and triggering the next ice age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yellowstone National Park\u2019s super volcano, located in Wyoming, was generated by an eruption 640,000 years ago and is one of the world\u2019s largest, measuring 30 by 45 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to geologists, it has only experienced three eruptions in the last two million years, with the most recent one occurring 631,000 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Millions would die almost instantaneously if the super volcano erupted anytime soon, and the consequences would be felt for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yellowstone might erupt at any time, according to University of Leicester volcanologist Professor Michael Branney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYellowstone will,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volcanoes do not erupt on a set schedule or timeline, and the next major eruption could be decades away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the most deadly aspects of any future eruption would be the magma developing beneath Yellowstone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only would hot molten lava pour onto the Earth below, but magma would be hurled into the sky as ash particles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of Yellowstone\u2019s immense size, the ash would spread practically everywhere in the United States and Canada, rendering most of North America uninhabitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The blast and ash would kill everyone within 1,000 kilometers of the eruption, killing tens of millions of people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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