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Scientists About To Discover What's Rumbling Beneath the Yellowstone Supervolcano

Scientists are learning more about a vast, underground volcano that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park.

Scientists About To Discover What's Rumbling Beneath the Yellowstone Supervolcano

[DIGEST: Christian Science Monitor, Wyoming Public Media, Science Alert, Nature World News]

The contiguous United States has not seen a major volcanic eruption since 1980, when Mount St. Helens in Oregon erupted, killing 57 people and blanketing thousands of miles under a cloud of ash. But that could change. Scientists have identified 169 active volcanoes in the country, including ones in Alaska and Hawaii that experience minor eruptions every year. One volcano has captured the interest of scientists and the public alike: a vast, underground area of Wyoming known as the Yellowstone Caldera or the Yellowstone Supervolcano.

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