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When is the Yellowstone super volcano going to erupt?

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No one really knows when the Yellowstone supervolcano is going to erupt again. The last three big eruptions at Yellowstone were 2.1 million, 1.3 million, and 630,000 years ago. That's intervals of 800,000 and 670,000 years, and an as-yet-unfinished interval of 630,000 years. read more

Here is the only answer that anyone can give to this question: No one knows. Yes, we know that there is a magma chamber underneath Yellowstone. Yes, we know that there is an active hydrothermal system at Yellowstone. read more

originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Kelly Martin, Geophysicist, on Quora: No one really knows when the Yellowstone supervolcano is going to erupt again. read more

The supervolcano beneath Yellowstone is not about to erupt. That’s right. Take a deep breath: in, out. Good. Hyperbolic headlines of an eruption, which scientists have dismissed as sensationalized, have stoked something of a panic this week. read more

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