#Yellowstone volcano OVERDUE? USGS reveals critical update over Yellowstone ...

A super-eruption of the Yellowstone volcano system threatens to alter global weather patterns and blanket the United States in ash. Thankfully, the odds of Yellowstone erupting in the foreseeable future are next to non-existent. Yellowstone volcano is estimated to have last erupted about 631,000 years ago – a super-blast, which shaped the volcano’s present-day caldera. And the likelihood of this happening again within our lifetime is “exceedingly low”, according to the USGS.

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However, scores of people are still convinced Yellowstone volcano is bubbling away and preparing to erupt.

Twitter user John Fairchilds, @FarichildCms, tweeted: “Do any environmentalists actually take into account all of the effects on global temperatures of volcanoes both above ground and undersea?

“Doubt it or they’d be worried a lot more about the long overdue for eruption supervolcano at Yellowstone, than so-called man-made Global Warming.”

And Andrew Hinton, @iAMHinton, tweeted: “Yellowstone is actually the one that is most overdue.

“When it goes off it’s taking the entire west coast with it, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. Have a great day.”

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There is, however, no cause for concern, according to the USGS, and all fears of Yellowstone erupting soon are unfounded.

In a weekly Yellowstone update for the Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles, USGS geologist Michael Poland addressed the eruption fears directly.

The scientist said: “We've heard many statements that Yellowstone is overdue – that it has a major

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