Yellowstone

February 24th 2014

Ask a volcanologist anything you want to know about volcanoes!

Volcanoes! Whether we’re talking about Pompeii, why some volcanoes in Indonesia are erupting with blue lava, or the mechanics of supervolcanoes, they’re totally fascinating. Today, we have a volcanologist in to answer your questions about volcanoes, eruptions, and their aftereffects. https://gizmodo.com/actually-it-was-not-a-surprise-when-the-pompeii-volcan-1528203959 https://gizmodo.com/why-is-this-volcanic-eruption-blue-1516644906 https://gizmodo.com/a-major-step-to-predicting-when-supervolcanoes-will-exp-1495554422 Charlie Mandeville is a volcanologist at USGS. His research has ranged from…

io9 Ria Misra Feb 24 '14

February 17th 2014

The fascinating story of how wolves changed Yellowstone’s geography

You must watch this fascinating four-minute video on the effects of the re-introduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Not only they affected the entire live of the park—increasing the number of species in it!—but actually changed the geography of the park itself, affecting the rivers in a way that positively affected everything. SPLOID is…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Feb 17 '14

October 31st 2013

There’s Over Twice as Much Magma Under Yellowstone Than We Thought

Everyone knows that Yellowstone is home to a super-volcano—but it turns out that the magma reservoir it sits atop is at least 2.5 times larger than we previously thought. https://gizmodo.com/the-next-yellowstone-supereruption-is-closer-than-you-t-5906622 Most of the magma which fuels Yellowstone’s geysers and hot springs sits a few kilometers beneath the Earth’s surface. Now, researchers at the University of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 31 '13

September 3rd 2012

Further evidence that the Yellowstone megavolcano could blow without warning

Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a giant volcanic caldera, or an earthen cap that covers a huge reservoir of superhot liquid rock and poison gasses. Large parts of the park were formed in previous eruptions, the most recent of which happened about 70,000 years ago. Now, the floor of the caldera is rising,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 3 '12

June 3rd 2012

Supervolcanoes can erupt with pretty much zero warning

A single volcanic eruption wiping out life on entire continents isn’t exactly a cheery thought, but at least we had the mild comfort that it would take as much as 200,000 years for one to erupt. Yeah, about that… There’s only a handful of known supervolcanoes capable of destruction on near-planetary levels – the one…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 3 '12

May 1st 2012

The Next Yellowstone Supereruption Is Closer Than You Think

The good news: scientists have discovered that “the Yellowstone super-volcano is a little less super than previously thought.” The bad news: the Yellowstone super-volcano is “more active than previously thought.” That means eruptions are more frequent. So the next one is likely closer than previously predicted. Gulp. According to the the researchers from Washington State…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 1 '12

February 2nd 2012

An Early Warning System to Predict the Next Supervolcano Eruption

We can’t predict a volcanic eruption more than a few days or months in advance. But one of the most devastating eruptions in human history could give us a huge boost in predicting the next massive volcano. About 3,500 years ago, the Santorini caldera erupted, wreaking havoc throughout the Mediterranean and all but wiping out…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 2 '12

October 12th 2011

What causes supervolcanoes to erupt?

Supervolcano eruptions are the most devastating natural disasters on the planet, unleashing destruction that can level entire continents and kick off new ice ages. We’ve long struggled to understand what causes these unimaginable eruptions… but now, there might be an answer. There are only a handful of known supervolcanos, with the most famous probably being…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 12 '11

October 3rd 2011

Science proves that most wolves are lazy jerks

The wolf pack seems like the perfect example of how unity can provide strength, of how fierce and often vicious hunters can work together for the common good. Unfortunately, that’s a big lie. Turns out many wolves are freeloading bums. At least, that’s what researchers from the University of Minnesota discovered when they examined the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 3 '11

April 14th 2011

The Scorching Underground Plume That Feeds Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Is Even Bigger Than We Thought

Thanks to new measuring techniques, geophysicists have discovered that the underground plume that feeds Yellowstone’s Supervolcano is much, much larger than we thought. What was once assumed to be an already large 150 miles long is now a gigantic 400 miles pool of molten rocks and hot briny water for the Volcano to power up…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 14 '11

July 16th 2009

The Supervolcano That’s About to Shatter Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park boasts dozens of geysers and broiling eruptions. But they’re nothing compared to the massive volcano that bubbles beneath the park, and could unleash a world-altering blast. Check out these images of the megablast-in-waiting. National Geographic explains: Yellowstone is a volcano, and not just any volcano. The oldest, most famous national park in…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 16 '09

January 2nd 2009

Yellowstone Due for Eruption that Could Obliterate North America

Dozens of nearly-imperceptible mini-earthquakes have made Yellowstone National Park tremble over the past few days – they might be early warning of an eruption so huge it buries half the U.S. under hot ash. Located in Montana and Wyoming, Yellowstone is famous for its geysers, including “Old Faithful,” which blasts steam into the air like…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 2 '09

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Ask a volcanologist anything you want to know about volcanoes!

The fascinating story of how wolves changed Yellowstone’s geography

There’s Over Twice as Much Magma Under Yellowstone Than We Thought

Further evidence that the Yellowstone megavolcano could blow without warning

Supervolcanoes can erupt with pretty much zero warning

The Next Yellowstone Supereruption Is Closer Than You Think

An Early Warning System to Predict the Next Supervolcano Eruption

What causes supervolcanoes to erupt?

Science proves that most wolves are lazy jerks

The Scorching Underground Plume That Feeds Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Is Even Bigger Than We Thought

The Supervolcano That’s About to Shatter Yellowstone

Yellowstone Due for Eruption that Could Obliterate North America

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