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StandardSudden1283 t1_iylt2zy wrote

Reply to comment by BakerofHumanPies in New Estimate Finds More Magma Under Yellowstone Supervolcano - The extra magma doesn’t mean it’s more likely to erupt, scientists say. In fact, the better measurement helps them to understand its future by GeoGeoGeoGeo

If*. We don't even know if it will erupt again.

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SirRockalotTDS t1_iyn3mwx wrote

And why wouldn't it?

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StandardSudden1283 t1_iyo7tm7 wrote

Volcanoes die all the time? Do you think every volcano that's ever existed is still going to erupt?

It's not a permanent fixture either. It's moved from California, thru Nevada and to its current position over millions of years.

>Although another catastrophic eruption at Yellowstone is possible, scientists are not convinced that one will ever happen.

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/yellowstone-overdue-eruption-when-will-yellowstone-erupt#:~:text=Although%20another%20catastrophic%20eruption%20at,caldera%20to%20feed%20an%20eruption.

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