A giant volcano could end life on Earth as we know it

The volcano was ranked with the 8th grade on the 8th scale of the volcanic explosive index and broke only three times over the course of 2.1 million years. past.

In fact, its most recent eruption was 640,000 years ago. Although, fortunately, Yellowstone is not supposed to be active, scientists have studied to find out more about the possible effects that this could have on our planet.

The volcanologists have badured that first more and more intense earthquakes would occur, which would mean that the magma beneath the volcano would rush to the surface.

Then the lava came out of the ground and released its toxic gases to the outside. This situation would last several days and all the Yellowstone National Park would be buried.

As the days went by, the disaster would worsen as lava spread through vast areas of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, burying them under less than 90 centimeters of volcanic ash.

As if that were not enough, if there was wind, the ashes could spread to other parts of the United States and submerge the cities in the dark. In addition, crops and pastures would be lost and power transformers and high voltage cables would be out of use.

"It could be the biggest disaster since the dawn of civilization", they warned of the European Science Foundation.

Finally, over the months, a toxic cloud could form and block the solar radiation. This would mean that the global average temperature would drop significantly and the precipitation rate would decrease, thus ending tropical forests.