Volcanic Eruption at Yellowstone National Park Will Not End the World: Experts

Experts have revealed that the Yellowstone National Park supervolcano eruption won't mean the end of the civilization or life on earth. The supervolcano has erupted only twice and the next eruption might not take place for centuries. Actually, a video of fleeing bison that went viral online sparked a belief that a catastrophic earthquake and later a volcanic eruption near Yellowstone National Park could finish most of the life on the planet.

The part sits atop a super-volcano with a 50-by-30-mile mouth and it's sure that full eruption will cause a big damage to our planet. The video posted online shows bison fleeing and the person who has posted the video has described it as a sign of nearing calamity.

But experts have said that there is nothing to worry because of fleeing bison as it is part of their migration pattern as this time of the year Bison go out of the park in search of food at this time of year and this is being misread by many people who watched the video online.

Park spokeswoman Amy Bartlett told Reuters News Service said the video was shot on a spring-like day when the bison in the video was frisky, which is a natural occurrence.

It has also been reported that the recent earthquake was a 4.8-magnitude one and it was the biggest since 1980. It occurs where molten rock is pushing upwards, creating disturbance in the region. The earthquake did not cause any injuries or damages.

Peter Cervelli, Associate Director for science and technology at the U. S. Geological Survey's Volcano Science Center in California, said last seven months have witnessed the hundreds of smaller quakes near the geyser basin. However, but not even a single one has signaled an eruption is coming earlier than tens of thousands of years from now.

"The chance of that happening in our lifetimes is exceedingly insignificant", Cervelli, a scientist with the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, said in the Reuters news report.


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