The Destruction Zone

Published on Jan 12, 2014
Yellowstone National Park lies on top of a magma chamber that is 35-miles wide, waiting to erupt.

The Yellowstone Caldera is the volcanic caldera and supervolcano located in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano. The caldera is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, in which the vast majority of the park is contained. The major features of the caldera measure about 34 by 45 miles (55 by 72 km). The caldera formed during the last of three supereruptions over the past 2.1 million years. First came the Huckleberry Ridge eruption 2.1 million years ago, which created the Island Park Caldera and the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff. Next came the Mesa Falls eruption 1.3 million years ago, which created the Henry's Fork Caldera and the Mesa Falls Tuff. Finally came the Lava Creek eruption 640,000 years ago, which created the Yellowstone Caldera and the Lava Creek Tuff.

The last full-scale eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, the Lava Creek eruption which happened nearly 640,000 years ago, ejected approximately 240 cubic miles (1,000 km3) of rock, dust and volcanic ash into the sky.

Geologists are closely monitoring the rise and fall of the Yellowstone Plateau, which measures on average 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) yearly, as an indication of changes in magma chamber pressure.

The upward movement of the Yellowstone caldera floor between 2004 and 2008 — almost 3 inches (7.6 cm) each year — was more than three times greater than ever observed since such measurements began in 1923. From mid-summer 2004 through mid-summer 2008, the land surface within the caldera moved upward as much as 8 inches (20 cm) at the White Lake GPS station. By the end of 2009, the uplift had slowed significantly and appeared to have stopped. In January 2010, the USGS stated that "uplift of the Yellowstone Caldera has slowed significantly" and that uplift continues but at a slower pace. The U.S. Geological Survey, University of Utah and National Park Service scientists with the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory maintain that they "see no evidence that another such cataclysmic eruption will occur at Yellowstone in the foreseeable future. Recurrence intervals of these events are neither regular nor predictable." This conclusion was reiterated in December 2013 in the aftermath of the publication of a study by University of Utah scientists finding that the "size of the magma body beneath Yellowstone is significantly larger than had been thought." The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory issued a statement on its website stating,

" Although fascinating, the new findings do not imply increased geologic hazards at Yellowstone, and certainly do not increase the chances of a 'supereruption' in the near future. Contrary to some media reports, Yellowstone is not 'overdue' for a supereruption. "

Other media reports were more hyperbolic in their coverage.

A study published in GSA Today identified three fault zones that future eruptions are most likely to be centered on. Two of those areas are associated with lava flows aged 174,000--70,000 years, and the third area is a focus of present-day seismicity.


TheWanderingWizard originally shared:


The Wizards Notes from The Informative Documentary Link Below From The History Channel Concerning Yellowstone Park.

There are Fifteen Hundred Volcano’s Around the World.
There are Fewer Than Ten Super Volcano’s.

Looks Like Seven Super Volcanoes in The World.
There is a Trail of Fifteen Calderas Shown Leading to the Current Yellowstone Caldera

Yellowstone is Becoming the Most Studied Super Volcano in The World. It is One of The Most Geologically Active Regions.

The 1815 Eruption Indonesian Island of Tambora 50 Times Larger than Mount Saint Helens. It Took the Volcanic Ash almost a Year to Spread Worldwide. Eastern United States Experience Snow in June, July and August in 1816.

Recent Satellite Data has Documented that There is a Raise in the Yellowstone Caldera of 6 to 8 Centimeters Per Year which are Said to Be Very High Rates,

Yellowstone Caldera : The Biggest Volcanic Eruption Ever Awaits Mankind ~44:59 min~
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Yellowstone Caldera : The Biggest Volcanic Eruption Ever Awaits Mankind







This place is so beautiful I hope this never happens..I saw Mt. St Helen's blow and that was unbelievable, I couldn't imagine this ...