What would happen if Yellowstone erupted

With the volcano underneath Yellowstone National Park currently active, it's a good idea to know what the level of destruction might be if it were to erupt. Though humanity would not be extinct at the hands of the eruption, there would be massive amounts of damaged acreage.

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[swiggler]

Yellowstone may erupt soon.

2020: "write that down! Write that down!!"

[JuanCerritos]

Well, by how 2020 is going so far... I wouldn't be surprised if this happened soon.

[worldeconomicforum]

If things suck in your life right now and you’re depressed barely clinging on for some sort of meaning to make it to tomorrow... I just want you to know.. We’re over due for a nationally catastrophic disaster. God bless.

[peakpanther]

Damn, just when I thought I had enough toilet roll stocked.

[Shawnbfromsd]

I guess June 2020's theme is volcano?

[lemnomm]

I mean, it’s one way to stop global warming right?

[lawnmower]

Overpopulation fix: poke a hole in a volcano

[Torch]

I just hope im dead by the time this goddamn thing erupts😂

[jeremybradley]

My ass sipping tea in Michigan be like: 😇

[ArnandKularajah]

Ok, but keep in mind that we would have somewhere between several decades to a century of increasing warning signs before the supervolcano erupted.

[sarahaz]

Well, atleast global warming would be over :|

[maxelgnd]

Climate change fix: Erupt a massive volcano every 10 years. xD

[fipdldk]

Did u guys know this volcano could wipe out the usa?

[mead-wfxu]

Why worry?? There’s nothing we as humans can do about it

[jaake]

0:34... I guess Tennessee and North Carolina don’t exist

[thefrenchtoast]

Lots of activity inhe past 24 hours had me look this up and with 2020 I wouldn’t even bat an eye if this sucker blew it’s top this year

[NoahT]

00:37 apparently Tennessee and north Carolina are one state

[skyrobin]

I live outside the radius. That’s a relief.

[creepypeep]

August of 2020 is explosion themed, so this is a huge possibility

[nuclearglory]

So what’s stopping like Iraq from just nuking the volcanoe to speed it up