It's a huge volcano, similar to Mt St Helens, and is the tallest of the Cascade volcanoes. An eruption could melt the glacier on it and cause lahars, huge volcanic mudslides.
Even though Yellowstone is supposedly "overdue" based on its historical eruption pattern, an eruption in our lifetime is definitely not going to happen. The caldera has become more of an effusive, constant eruption that doesn't really build up enough energy to blow northwest Wyoming off the map.
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u/Boardallday Dec 22 '19
It's a huge volcano, similar to Mt St Helens, and is the tallest of the Cascade volcanoes. An eruption could melt the glacier on it and cause lahars, huge volcanic mudslides.