One of America’s most popular tourist attractions is in Wyoming. Millions of people visit Yellowstone National Park every year. Out of the millions visiting the park, only a small fraction of those realize what is smoldering just below the park’s surface.

YouTube/Ridddle Underneath Yellowstone, there’s something that’s beginning to make its presence known. It’s a supervolcano waking up and blowing off some steam.

YouTube/Ridddle This unassuming Wyoming park is home to 10,000 geothermal features and 300 geysers. This is the largest concentration of these features of any where in the world.

YouTube/Ridddle There have been several signs that the volcano is beginning to stir. The floor of the volcano has begun to rise at a somewhat dramatic rate. Also, there’s evidence that oil has bubbled up to the surface causing asphalt roads to literally melt from the extreme heat.

YouTube/Ridddle The Yellowstone Caldera sits on top of the largest volcanic field in North America. The angry cauldron spews from 30 miles below the ground to 400 miles under the earth’s surface. This area covers 300 miles and stretches across 3 states.

YouTube/Ridddle This supervolcano has the potential of blasting rock, lava and ash into the atmosphere which would result in two thirds of the nation being uninhabitable. Everything would become extremely toxic.

YouTube/Ridddle Supervolcanos have been known to erupt without earthquakes or any other kind of warning….

YouTube/Ridddle It makes you wonder if the wildlife sense any of this underground activity?

YouTube/Ridddle Geologists are always monitoring the activity in this popular park. Yellowstone has the only hot spot located underneath land rather than sea. This makes it much more accessible and easier to study and monitor.

YouTube/Ridddle It’s anyone’s guess if and when an eruption will occur. What do you think?

YouTube/Ridddle Only time will tell……

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Underneath Yellowstone, there’s something that’s beginning to make its presence known. It’s a supervolcano waking up and blowing off some steam.

This unassuming Wyoming park is home to 10,000 geothermal features and 300 geysers. This is the largest concentration of these features of any where in the world.

There have been several signs that the volcano is beginning to stir. The floor of the volcano has begun to rise at a somewhat dramatic rate. Also, there’s evidence that oil has bubbled up to the surface causing asphalt roads to literally melt from the extreme heat.

The Yellowstone Caldera sits on top of the largest volcanic field in North America. The angry cauldron spews from 30 miles below the ground to 400 miles under the earth’s surface. This area covers 300 miles and stretches across 3 states.

This supervolcano has the potential of blasting rock, lava and ash into the atmosphere which would result in two thirds of the nation being uninhabitable. Everything would become extremely toxic.

Supervolcanos have been known to erupt without earthquakes or any other kind of warning….

It makes you wonder if the wildlife sense any of this underground activity?

Geologists are always monitoring the activity in this popular park. Yellowstone has the only hot spot located underneath land rather than sea. This makes it much more accessible and easier to study and monitor.

It’s anyone’s guess if and when an eruption will occur. What do you think?

Only time will tell……

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