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Areas of the US most likely to be hit by nuclear strikes.
3 July 2017, 18:29,
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Yellowstone Caldera Threat Hype
The Chicken Little crowd is predicting TEOTWAWKI, scientists say bah humbug...

http://quake.utah.edu/2017

A deadly supervolcano lies under Yellowstone — here's what would happen if it erupted

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-woul...ted-2017-6

Supervolcanos are characterized as volcanic centers that have had eruptions that covered more than 240 cubic miles. The US has two: one at Yellowstone and another at Long Valley in California.

Yellowstone has had three major events in the past 2.1 million years, which led to the creation of the calderas, or large volcanic craters.

Scientists don't think Yellowstone's supervolcano would be erupting any time soon (at least not in the next thousand years). The odds of it erupting within a given year are one in 730,000, according to the US Geological Survey. So if you're planning a trip there, you shouldn't be too concerned.

If it did erupt, it could have some pretty extreme effects on the surrounding areas.

For starters, the eruption could emit ash that would expand over 500 miles... The explosion likely wouldn't wipe out human life, but it certainly would be destructive, especially to the western half of the US.

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Yellowstone Caldera Threat Hype - by CharlesHarris - 3 July 2017, 18:29

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