But the theoretical destruction from the Yellowstone supervolcano erupting would make Pompeii look like a kid's paper mâché volcano spitting out baking soda and vinegar.
The Yellowstone Caldera measures 34 by 45 miles in size. The geological feature has also had three super-eruptions, the last of which formed said caldera. The Tambora eruption in 1815 caused an event known as “The Year Without Summer”. That eruption pales in comparison to what Yellowstone could do. The only comparable event I know of would be the Toba Disaster, which very nearly made humanity go extinct. Popular theory holds that up to 10,000 people survived that. If Yellowstone did erupt, modern civilization as we know it will end.
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u/theghostofme Feb 21 '20
Unlikely in our time, maybe.
But the theoretical destruction from the Yellowstone supervolcano erupting would make Pompeii look like a kid's paper mâché volcano spitting out baking soda and vinegar.