Come Hell or Supervolcano, Humanity Will Be Alright

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Mar 12, 2018 4:10 PMNov 19, 2019 3:58 AM
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Every year or so, a fresh rash of concern about the Yellowstone supervolcano spreads across the internet. While the likelihood of an eruption there remains remote, if the caldera were to blow, it could be devastating. Previous eruptions there covered much of North America in choking ash, and likely caused sharp drops in temperature that would decimate crops today.

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