{"id":16050,"date":"2025-04-27T08:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16050"},"modified":"2025-04-27T08:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:36:58","slug":"yellowstones-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/yellowstones-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellowstone&#8217;s Fury"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Magma Cap Discovery:<\/strong> A &#8220;breathing&#8221; cap of magma has been found inside the Yellowstone supervolcano. This could help scientists predict future eruptions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Yellowstone supervolcano is located beneath Yellowstone National Park in the western United States.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Size &amp; Type:<\/strong> It&#8217;s one of the world&#8217;s largest active volcanic systems, characterized as a caldera (a large crater) and an active supervolcano. The caldera is 55 x 72 km (34 x 45 miles) in size.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Formation:<\/strong> The caldera formed from the collapse of land after massive pyroclastic eruptions emptied the magma chamber beneath.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Past Eruptions:<\/strong> Yellowstone has had three major eruptions: 2.1 million, 1.3 million, and 640,000 years ago. Two of these qualify it as a supervolcano.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Supervolcano Definition:<\/strong> A supervolcano is defined by eruptions of more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of deposits.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Potential Impact:<\/strong> A future supereruption could blanket North America in ash, with areas near the volcano potentially covered by over a meter of debris.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Climate Effects:<\/strong> Supervolcanoes can cause global cooling for several years due to sulfur dioxide released into the atmosphere, which blocks sunlight.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magma Cap Discovery: A &#8220;breathing&#8221; cap of magma has been found inside the Yellowstone supervolcano. This could help scientists predict future eruptions. Location: Yellowstone supervolcano is located beneath Yellowstone National Park in the western United States. 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