Study Reveals Yellowstone’s Dual Natural Features That Protect Us From A Volcanic Eruption

Study Reveals Yellowstone’s Dual Natural Features That Protect Us From A Volcanic Eruption

Pexels 70,000 years ago, Yellowstone erupted. The supervolcano cascaded a huge amount of lava to form what is now the Pitchstone Plateau to the southwest of Yellowstone National Park. And though a future Yellowstone eruption would cause widespread damage and potentially loss of life in the region, it would also have a huge impact on our planet’s already vulnerable climate, ejecting massive plumes of ash into the atmosphere and triggering a tempo…