Before 2012, rumors about the end of the world were circulating, and many media were "spraying the flames" for fear that the people would not panic.
For example, the UK's " Daily Mail " published a news article in 2011 titled "The world's largest volcano may erupt for the first time in 600,000 years, will 2/3 of the United States be buried?", which made everyone feel that the disaster movie "2012" may be reflected in reality.
The horror scene of the Yellowstone volcano erupting in the movie
Fortunately, the end of the end did not come, and the volcano did not erupt.
But despite this, the Yellowstone Volcano is still like a sharp blade hanging on people's heads, and it seems that it may fall down and stab us at any time. Therefore, the whole world is worried that the "Yellowstone Volcano" will be resurrected.
So, once the Yellowstone volcano is resurrected, can humans still survive?
Will humans still exist after the eruption of Yellowstone volcano?
The Formation of Yellowstone Volcano
Many people saw Yellowstone Volcano for the first time, probably in the movie "2012", and the scene of its eruption is impressive.
The real Yellowstone volcano is located in Wyoming in the United States. Its crater is in the northwest corner of Wyoming, with a length of about 72 kilometers and a width of about 55 kilometers.
Based on the Yellowstone volcanic group, the United States has built the famous Yellowstone Park in the local area, vigorously developing the tourism industry, attracting millions of tourists to come and enjoy it every year.
However, since Yellowstone volcano is not an extinct volcano , every "fluctuation" will arouse scientists' vigilance. Especially after frequent minor earthquakes, the park will temporarily close it to avoid accidental injuries to tourists.
Humans detected frequent earthquakes in Yellowstone volcano
According to data, Yellowstone volcano formed very early, and it had about 3 eruptions in the past, and each eruption had a serious impact.
After studying the results of geological surveys, scientists believe that the first eruption occurred 2.1 million years ago. The amount of magma ejected that reached 2450 cubic kilometers , and volcanic ash directly covered half of the United States.
The second eruption was 1.3 million years ago. Although the scale of this eruption was less than the last time, it still had a great impact, leaving behind Henry Fucker Crater located on the west side of Yellowstone Park.
The last eruption was 640,000 years ago. The volume of magma erupted was about 1,000 cubic kilometers , and the range of influence of volcanic ash is relatively large.
Yellowstone volcano has erupted 3 times in history
Speaking of this, you may be curious, since this super volcano has erupted so many times, why hasn’t it left a huge crater? After all, judging from the photos of Yellowstone Park alone, there is no traditional volcanic cone at all.
This is actually the special and horror of Yellowstone Volcano, because the Yellowstone Park you see in is actually the crater of this super volcano.
Yellowstone Park itself is a super volcano crater
Why do you say that?
Since the physical body of super volcano is not on the same order of magnitude as ordinary volcano, it generally does not have obvious mountains, but is directly based on a vast plateau. When you go to Yellowstone Park to visit, you think you are standing on a plain far away from the crater. But I don’t know that the plain you are standing on is the real crater.
At first, scientists did not realize this. They realized that such a terrifying volcano was dormant here when they analyzed photos taken by NASA using air balloon high altitude camera in 1959. It is precisely because of its size that many people say that it is a "super powder barrel" on the earth.
From the perspective of aerial photography, the beautiful Yellowstone Park
According to the previous three eruptions of the Yellowstone Volcano, will be resurrected every 700,000 years or so, and then exhale a breath of turbid air.
And this period we are in is indeed within its eruption active period. In addition, over the years, tiny earthquakes have often occurred in Yellowstone Park, and magma even overflows in some places.This situation not only made people around the world worried, but also made Americans very frightened.
So, if the Yellowstone Volcano really chooses to resurrect, what horrible things will happen? What will America become? Will humans become extinct because of this?
What will happen after the resurrection of the Yellowstone volcano?
What will happen after the resurrection of the Yellowstone Volcano?
Since the Yellowstone volcano has erupted three times in history, we can use the previous situation as a reference to predict the scale and impact of its future eruption.
Take the report of the British Daily Mail mentioned above as an example. The article stated that British scientists used computers to simulate the eruption of Yellowstone volcano and finally found that when Yellowstone volcano erupts, nearly 2/3 of the United States' land will be covered with volcanic ash.
In the simulation, 2/3 of the United States are covered with volcanic ash
They believe that the power generated after the outbreak of this earth's powder barrel is far greater than the power generated after all the nuclear weapons on earth exploded together. Obviously, if the power reaches this order of magnitude, it will not only be the United States that will be affected, but the world may fall into silence due to the eruption of the Yellowstone Volcano.
Some people may not understand it, and they think it is just a volcano eruption, how could it have such terrifying power?
This is mainly because the volume of Yellowstone volcano is there, and under its plain is a huge "magma reserve" so I just wait for the time to be ripe and do a good job. So even a slight cough can make the earth shake three times.
The huge magma reservoir underground of Yellowstone volcano
What's more, volcanic ash can float everywhere with the wind. When a large amount of volcanic ash enters the atmosphere, it is difficult for the sun to shine in. By then, the earth will usher in the summer-free year , and the global temperature will drop significantly. The situation of hiding the sky and hiding the sun and reducing food production will push mankind into a desperate situation.
As for whether humans can be directly pushed to extinction through this outbreak, it is an unknown.
After all, we cannot determine the date of the eruption of Yellowstone Volcano now. If its eruption is a hundred or even a thousand years later, humans have the ability to immigrate to aliens. In that case, even if it is a tantrum, it will not have a particularly serious impact.
The eruption date of Yellowstone volcano cannot be determined
Of course, if it erupts in recent years, human beings will suffer. According to the distance, the United States must be the first to be unlucky. The impact of volcanic ash will spread all over the world, and the earth will even enter the "ice age", which will put mankind in unprecedented survival challenges.
More importantly, people are worried that the fluctuations of this huge explosive barrel will also affect other volcanoes on the earth.
After all, similar things have happened in the history of earth's evolution. The geological activities that arise after a large volcano erupt with other nearby volcanoes. In this case, humans can only find ways to escape from the earth and seek vitality.
Its eruption may erupt along with nearby volcanoes
Of course, we are very worried that super volcanoes like Yellowstone Volcano will erupt, so we feel very scared and disgusted by it. But from a certain perspective, a volcanic eruption is just a normal natural event. Without a volcano, life might not appear on the earth.
Volcanic eruptions have also brought vitality to the earth
0 In the process of scientists studying the origin of life on Earth, they found that volcanic eruptions are a very critical link, especially the frequent occurrence of volcanic activities on the primitive earth, which made them realize that the role of volcanoes in evolution cannot be underestimated.
Volcanism may be involved in the evolution of life
For example, paleontologist Stanley proposed in the 1980s that there were deep-sea volcanoes on the earth as early as about 4.5 billion years ago. The existence of these volcanoes creates a large number of organic molecules , and allows chemical reactions related to life formation to occur.
In addition, in 2004, according to the American journal " Science ", American scientists discovered through experiments that the gas ejected from volcanoes may react with other organic compounds to produce protein , and proteins are the basis for forming life.
Volcanic eruption may have helped life be born
can only say "the world is not kind, and all things are straw dogs." Whether the Yellowstone volcano erupts is something that humans cannot interfere and interfere. What we can do is to adapt to changes, or do monitoring and predictions, and move as soon as possible before the volcano erupts!
