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End of humanity? Blow‑by‑blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Around 631,000 years ago—a geological blink of an eye—catastrophe unfolded in what is now northwestern Wyoming, U.S.
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About 631,000 years ago, a series of massive eruptions from the volcanic system now within Yellowstone National Park devastated life within hundreds of kilometres of the blast zone in northwestern Wyoming. The eruption expelled ash that spread across much of North America and produced effects that were felt worldwide. This event is identified as a super‑eruption of the Yellowstone volcanic system.
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