The ticking time bomb beneath the American northwest
In short: Yellowstone holds the largest magma reservoir on Earth. This documentary explores the evolving seismic activity of this supervolcano and the catastrophic global consequences if it were to awaken.
A potential eruption from Yellowstone would be exponentially more destructive than modern events like Eyjafjallajökull or Pinatubo, causing 1,000 times more damage. The scale of such an explosion is estimated to be a million times more powerful than the Hiroshima blast.
Beyond immediate destruction, volcanic ash could blanket the planet, altering the climate for hundreds of years and making Earth virtually uninhabitable. To prepare, NASA engineers developed the Major Volcanic Eruption Response Plan to help scientists monitor these risks using advanced radar and oscilloscopes.
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