From the article:

The Yellowstone region has seen three big eruptions, the first one 2.1 million years ago, the most recent 630,000 years ago. Contrary to Internet rumor-mongering, as well as conspiracy theories about government coverups, there's no sign that a fourth cataclysmic event is about to happen.

It's possible, in fact, that Yellowstone is getting a bit old and tired. It may be ready for a long nap rather than a major eruption.

Ilya Bindeman, a University of Oregon geochemist and co-author of the new paper, said that Yellowstone may be "approaching the end of its evolution" because so much of the material in the upper magma chamber is recycled and re-melted after previous eruptions.

As Poland said: "How many times do you want to reheat your leftovers? At some point you're going to say, 'I'm not going to reheat his.' You've microwaved it six times, and it's no longer food."

It would wipe out the economy of the US virtually overnight and would have devastating climate effects for the rest of the world.

I predict April 23rd. Seems like as good a date as any.

If ash would be spread all over the US and I assume parts of Canada as well, it will get into the atmosphere, blocking out the sun. Would a major eruption also trigger a cataclysm of earthquakes as well? Yellowstone is near major US earthquake fault zones.



OK, can't lose any sleep over it.