This Could Be the Next Mount St. Helens

The eruption of Mount St. Helens in May 1980 was the deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded U.S. history. But it could pale in comparison to the potential havoc the supervolcano underneath Yellowstone would wreak.

From: YELLOWSTONE SUPERVOLCANO

[WWZenaDo]

Please, please keep two things in mind...

First, smaller eruptions have also occurred at Yellowstone.  We may not necessarily be looking at the worst-case caldera eruption scenario.

Secondly, tracking mass extinctions back thru time, no mass extinction has (yet) been connected with past caldera eruptions at Yellowstone.

However, since I live only one state south of Yellowstone, at the first sign of trouble I'm heading for Texas - or Baja.

[lynnkayee]

All ominous at the end, "we have nothing to compare it to in our lifetime." Then happy music.

[nobodyreally]

The U.S.A. could blow up. The Smithsonian Channel - It's brighter here.

[acabininmidgard]

Ya'll ready for the 2020 finale everyone?

[GeoCrockerPot]

I lived southwest from Mount St. Helens in Vancouver my whole life. It is a horseshoe shaped crater now until it builds itself back up through activity. It erupted the same way Mount Bezymianni did in the 50's in the Soviet Union.

[TheFazbearFan]

i can see mount hellans from my school window its beautiful

[Brian_rock_railfan]

liked video 👍🌋😮 Mt Rainier more likely to go off than Yellowstone

[JamesSavik]

Mount St helens was on a 5 on the volcanic Explosivity Index. Krakatoa was a 6 and Tambora was a 7. Every tick up the scale is 10X its last level. No VEI level 8 events have happened in human history. The last one at Toba 75K years ago may have triggered the last ice age.

[neildavis]

Europe has a couple of super volcanoes as well, Campi Flegeri in Italy and the Efeil super volcanoe in Germany.

[StephenGoddard-MiisterSpiice]

This would be a world changer when it blows.

[PaperWishesX]

In all the documentaries and videos I've seen about yellowstone, they only ever mention the largest erruptions. Does anyone know how large was the smallest erruption?

[WWZenaDo]

The deaths of those bison - that sort of livestock death occurs in Iceland at times, too.

[tranhoangkhoi]

On May 18 1980 got a eruption on mount st helen destroy a lots forest is 113324455 forets destroy

[edgarbrooks]

that stump is signs that pressure is building up again, right?

[Bobcat]

Put mass geothermal projects into Yellowstone NOW!!!

[sauceyeti]

Don't worry guys, this is only from the US

[suem]

Check out Nick on the Rocks, a geologist. The Mt St Helens is a cone volcano. Yellowstone would not explode the same way. No landslide nor high ash blowing in the wind. Instead would be a ground hugging multidirection flow. And since yellowstone erupted 70k years ago the hot spot also moved. North east of yellowstone in theory would be next supervolcano. So, looking at old crater does not tell you where next crater will be.

[moonjimunji]

Rumor has it chuck Norris visited the spirit lake national park the day before this happened apparently a squirrel looked at him the wrong way

[alkery]

Me: *lives near Yellowstone* Well.. I'm dead no escape.
Smithsonian Channel: Happy music.

[greggd]

0:53 the General Lee had it's rebel flag blown off