USGS Update: Yellowstone Volcano Not ‘Overdue’ for an Eruption

USGS Update: Yellowstone Volcano Not ‘Overdue’ for an Eruption
Tourists view the Morning Glory hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, on May 14, 2016. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued an update about the Yellowstone volcano, addressing alarmist news reports about it being “overdue” for an eruption.

The huge supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park hasn’t erupted in more than 600,000 years, and in recent years this has prompted speculation that it would explode at any moment, causing worldwide devastation.

Jack Phillips
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