Yellowstone Supervolcano Study Reveals Magma Activity Shifting Northeast

Magma Beneath Yellowstone Appears to be on the Move

Learn why there may be movement below Yellowstone, but the likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption there remains low.

Volcanic Activity Under Yellowstone Seems To Be Shifting Northeast

The bowels of Yellowstone are churning.

Yellowstone's volcanic activity is shifting to the northeast, geologists find

A team of geologists at the US Geological Survey, working with a trio of colleagues from Oregon State University, and another from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has found evidence of rhyolitic volcanism in Yellowstone caldera shifting northeast.

Researchers examine volcanic activity at Yellowstone

The basalt regions within the caldera are slowly shifting to the upper crust, where heat is being diffused northeast.

Will Yellowstone National Park erupt? Scientists have new answers

New mapping of the magma lying beneath the park sheds light on where volcanic activity is shifting, and the likelihood of a full-scale eruption.

Will Yellowstone National Park erupt? Scientists have new answers.

With its famous hot springs and gushing geysers, Yellowstone is one the most iconic national parks in the country and astonishes millions of visitors every year.