It's important to note that if Yellowstone erupted, it wouldn't necessarily be a supereruption. The most common style of eruption, which last occured 70,000 ago, is a lava flow.

What's more, the last time Yellowstone did erupt 70,000 years ago, it was a relatively peaceful lava flow, not an explosive, cataclysmic happening, proving that not all volcanic events have to be ...

The giant eruptions were 700 to 6,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the largest volcanic eruption in U.S. history, which is why Yellowstone is sometimes referred to as a ...

The giant eruptions were 700 to 6,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the largest volcanic eruption in U.S. history, which is why Yellowstone is sometimes referred to as a ...

The giant eruptions were 700 to 6,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the largest volcanic eruption in U.S. history, which is why Yellowstone is sometimes referred to as a ...

The giant eruptions were 700 to 6,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the largest volcanic eruption in U.S. history, which is why Yellowstone is sometimes referred to as a ...

The giant eruptions were 700 to 6,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the largest volcanic eruption in U.S. history, which is why Yellowstone is sometimes referred to as a ...

The giant eruptions were 700 to 6,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the largest volcanic eruption in U.S. history, which is why Yellowstone is sometimes referred to as a ...

A hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin led some to believe a massive volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is set to erupt. Here’s why that’s false.

A hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin led some to believe a massive volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is set to erupt. Here’s why that’s false.