What If Yellowstone Volcano Blows Up Tomorrow?

The Yellowstone volcano is unlikely to be active anytime soon. But imagine: what if it blew up tomorrow? How would the United States and the world at large be affected?
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[@MadWorld75]

I live in North East Wyoming if it blows up tomorrow I don't have to go to work Monday.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@JerryPlaster]

No you don't ...work will come to you 😂

[@nisurasyn]

How was work

[@joelvanwinkle5976]

You’ll be crushed under the ash and tephra

[@MadWorld75]

@@joelvanwinkle5976 10-4 = no work

[@nils-erikolsson3539]

Toba supervolcano will erupt long before Yellowstone and destroy most of South-East Asia.

[@CHERRISHLOVESTMNT]

I've always had an irrational fear of Yellowstone ever since I learned about it as a kid

[@juniorcoura]

I'm sure we all learned about it in one of those National Geographic documentaries

[@EpicFatMann]

It’s my roman Empire

[@alexstraz]

Going to chalk that up to secondary school along with mitochondria, which is the power house of the cell.

[@goozh]

I'm not sure it's that irrational. My fear of Yellowstone began after watching 2012

[@setukraymondgregoire7566]

That's not an irrational fear, zombies and other imaginary fears are, or like arachniphobia seeing as how only like 3 spiders can kill you. That's a very real scenario

[@Plab1402]

I remember when like in 2016-2018 everyone was making videos about this! Good job mate!

[@loragunning5394]

I live in Post Falls, Idaho, over a far flung part of the Yellowstone magma chamber far below. Most folks don't realize how very, very large this magma chamber is. And yeah, most of it is very deep down and, for the most part, stable (for now, anyway). And I don't really worry about Yellowstone blowing up anytime soon, or at least in my lifetime, because this is a live volcano that "breathes", in that it is regularly releasing steam/super heated water from it's magma chamber. The surface of the current caldera, which surrounds Yellowstone Lake, rises and falls on a pretty regular basis. Pressure builds and the land of the caldera basin rises, then pressure is released, and the land subsides again. It's been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years and no significant changes have been found since it's been monitored on an hourly basis.

[@astridryterband2733]

That's good to know.

[@KaentukiTheFuki]

It's good to note that eruptions can be like rogue waves, and happen without any proper warning

[@axallotofquestionsMusic]

Yellowstone is slowly simmering down. And it's not even a volcano technically. It's a caldera.

[@CM-zo6iv]

First time I saw Yellowstone was in 2013. I visited again last year and absolutely could notice way more steam vents and dead patches of trees surrounding them than I did ten years prior.

[@trxphywaif]

What does it mean?

[@VawlkinRL]

It's about to blow up dude

[@trxphywaif]

@@VawlkinRL oh

[@VawlkinRL]

@@trxphywaif I'm joking

[@litterallyfire5490]

@@VawlkinRL No, officials confirmed it is gonna erupt soon if we dont de something. watch the news

[@Skynet0019]

This is a great channel that deserves a lot more popularity!!

[@kyle45887]

Love you Koranos, always appreciate your videos

[@Marceloh1979]

As always, excellent content.

[@KillerTacos54]

Excellent video! It’s great to see your channel gradually growing! Hopefully we’ll hit 300K soon!

[@AnthonySmith-u2r]

Your content is underrated,keep up the good work

[@AvangionQ]

Two problems: 1, there is a string of supervolcanic explosions following what's now the Yellowstone hotspot going back 17 million years, not mentioned in the video. 2, the Yellowstone caldera system is a whole lot larger than the comparably tiny Prismatic Spring shown in the video, which I might describe as deceptive imagery.

[@lEGOBOT2565]

point 1 wasn't strictly in the scope of the video point 2 is assuming they are actively being deceptive

[@setukraymondgregoire7566]

It wouldn't end all life no, but devastating yes its not misleading

[@AvangionQ]

@@lEGOBOT2565 When videos like this talk about Yellowstone, they tend to focus on the last three while ignoring the previous history, and yes, if you're talking about the size of the Yellowstone caldera while showing the Prismatic Spring, that's just wrong.

[@AvangionQ]

@@setukraymondgregoire7566 I said nothing about extinction or devastation. Did you reply to the wrong comment?

[@Rafaga777]

Great video. I love the beautiful graphics, great narration and relaxing background music. Much appreciated.

[@SargR]

Always surprising us with banger content, keep it up!

[@lisabaugh7411]

I can remember when Mt. St. Helen erupted. I don't remember exactly what year but do remember that.

[@TheKeenTribe]

May 18, 1980. We got a thin film of ash in NJ

[@74_Green]

Mt St Helens only just made it to VEI5...Yellowstone has the capacity to become a large VEI8, several thousand times St Helens. Kind of crazy.

[@nickolaikuznetsov1287]

First I hit the like button, then I watch the video on this channel because I know every video released on this channel will be fascinating!

[@garypalmer890]

To All you Global Warming People, You WONT have to worry , If Yellowstone erupts!!

[@arizonarangerbutupsidedown5775]

I’m more worried about our politicians sinking the ship first

[@farristolesome4419]

SPOT ON!!!! 🎉

[@Odin33356]

When California goes Yellowstone goes so we mine the fault lines at the salt n sea for lithium and subsidize electric cars 😂

[@TS-wh4ey]

Hahaha, I was just about to say that 🎯

[@KristinaDisney777]

They already have and they're hiding it. The sun is too hot to survive.

[@matthewmarrello323]

Let’s just cover it up with some duct tape. That should do the trick

[@PJTierney]

Given the precariousness of Yellowstone, is the magma close enough to the ground that a nuclear attack could theoretically trigger an eruption?

[@EpicFatMann]

I’ve had this thought as well.

[@elijahhoppe7856]

You see, unlike science fiction stories, in which nuclear weapons seem to be the cause of, and solution to, many geological catastrophes, science fact tells us that you aren't likely to trigger a Yellowstone cataclysm with a nuclear weapon. How do we know? It's because this experiment has already been tried. [ www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/can-a-nuclear-blast-trigger-a-yellowstone-eruption-no-how-about-earthquake#:~:text=You%20see%2C%20unlike%20science%20fiction,cataclysm%20with%20a%20nuclear%20weapon. ]

[@Shinzon23]

There is a possibility but you will need to drill down at least a mile and place the nukes which would be impossible to hide. There is also that the geological processes that Yellowstone undergoes every day release more energy than nuclear weapons so possible but highly unlikely

[@Muhammad_Ahmad.]

Always a good day when a Koranos Video Drops!

[@orikarru7877]

An excellent video as always. Keep up the good work!

[@Iam_presence]

Long as I get a day off of work. I consider it a win

[@Deeegeeee]

Does this mean John Dutton and family are in trouble?

[@TS-wh4ey]

Must be why the series is coming to an end 😂

[@eliza3505]

Your channel is excellent

[@MohammedH-t6d]

ya i know

[@Krishnasingh-ot5gu]

Nice content I would really like to more about volcanos👍

[@GalopaWXY]

"unlikely to happen in our lifetimes" I beg to differ. It is only a matter of a few decades before humans decide to start drilling holes in magma chambers for energy or scientific reasons

[@colossalmeatrod4288]

That would just create a vent

[@borismedved835]

((snicker)) I know a guy who would swallow that nonsense.

[@Dharmarenee]

That’s already being done, Iceland check it out. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GT20232]

If it did blow up tmrw how far out would the damage be in a radius around Yellowstone??

[@BrianPellerin]

the flood which occurred approximately 2348 BC might have done all that

[@sofiafranco6180]

everything that happens on this earth is the will of God we can’t change a thing I pray, salvation for all my family and friends in the mighty name of Jesus Christ

[@lisabohl4981]

Nice informative video. Thank you

[@kb523]

Lol I’ll never stop watching these types of videos

[@OverlordZephyros]

imagine a nuclear war + small asteroid impacts + volcanoes (an super ones) erupting + many magnitude earthquakes and tsunamis around the world ... its coming

[@capitanhotcake1378]

Age of ice deluxe edition.

[@Bootmahoy88]

Well, that would kind of interfere with my planned flight to LA next week. What a drag.

[@jackmehoff5523]

What's worse the volcano blowing or a trip to LA?

[@JakeandOwen]

yellow stone has an event so now i must go down the rabbit hole

[@SiraCosin]

So I've actually looked at a bunch of geology articles and they say that Yellowstone won't actually explode, but rather be a large flow of lava with a huge ash cloud

[@NatsukiTakaama]

🔮 There is another that make very interesting animations same like this. It is my favorite. Ti see it Search these words in the following order "N" then "🅰️" whch has a "B" next to it and finally ends at "I" Give a space after that and write "🅰️" followed by "S" with an "L" next to it and then put an "I" at the end.

[@SssNiTroGeN]

​@@NatsukiTakaama😂😂 i saw the most BS channel ever disgusting

[@EpilepticHouseplant]

Damn robits

[@90lemur]

I was literally just in Yellowstone 1 day after the Hydrothermal Explosion in the biscuit basin

[@kingkolter3687]

“In the Yellowstone National POCK, a sleeping MAUNSTAH lies dormant, under the earth.” And that’s as far as I got before I had to pause the video, to put that first line of dialogue in my own subtitles… okay, let’s continue good sir 🫡

[@seanchavez5651]

What if we put a nuke in the ground?🤔🫣✌️🤟🤙

[@nytewrtr]

Hold on to your a$$ 😂😂

[@seanchavez5651]

@@nytewrtr 🤣👍

[@davidbundy2154]

What just happened recently with Yellowstone?

[@mafirearmsafety]

It’s overdue, like the big asteroid, like the 9.5 earthquake….

[@JackFoxtrotEDM]

I literally just got recommended a video prior to this about all the reasons why Yellowstone will never erupt.

[@JMPT]

Extremely Nice 🌋

[@oscaralsted8424]

Banger

[@yonu5983]

IF this happens I want to be at Ground Zero.

[@joelvanwinkle5976]

Ever since I read the ash fall book trilogy I’ve had n irrational fear of Yellowstone.

[@Lashley-jp9bo]

Basically how a pimple works.

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

the andes backbone vertebrate could snap the back-neck vertebrate drop the lower continental us s america

[@VisualsInspirations]

are you the same owner f the channel escape ordinary because there is the same voice over thank you

[@davidhess6593]

It would probably ruin my whole day.

[@maribelavila8509]

i like your video man, other people clickbait and scare the s*it at everyone watching this type of videos?news and are stuck just being brainwashed on something that yes its interesting but not life threatenting to us, because when that happens we going to be far beyond our lifes by now. appreciate the video man keep up the good work.

[@massiveas276]

I'm pretty sure John Dutton would find a way to stop it. Redirect a river or get Rip to sort it

[@mirandarogers3595]

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[@grahamhgt6468]

Bring it on!! 😅

[@minraja]

North America and parts of Central America will have it easy. It's the rest of the world that will suffer..

[@katsmeow2775]

Yellowstone super eruptions are hardly periodic. Saying it may not happen anytime soon is optimistic.

[@jamesbroderick9106]

Even though it would affect me I live in South Florida

[@JonathanDickson-w2g]

It's gonna it's it's a nuclear Target for Russian nuclear weapons

[@MysteriousSpace88]

It is difficult to say that it is considered a great disaster

[@travistanich297]

End of humanity as we know it

[@44Hd22]

Just put a fan above it and when it blows up which you might be able to do you can use the volcanic energy and harvest it. Would be very efficient.

[@wareor4christ397]

How about terrorist activity underground and the ignition of a nuke or large bomb along that fault line?

[@billwendell6886]

When they start warning this is next week, just make sure you don't buy shttybeer.

[@billwendell6886]

Gotta love the Google definition that implies geothermal exhalings of mega magnitude are caused by humans. Somewhere here on YT a reporter asked a geologist if he thought a Cali earthquake was caused by human carbon emissions.

[@hexagonal_nexul]

does no one know that the magma plume under yellowstone is going more dormant as time passes?

[@filly3594]

WHAT IF YOU STOP FEAR MONGERING? DON'T WE HAVE ENOUGH WORRYING GARBAGE THROWN AT US EVERY DAY???

[@cristianmendoza7969]

You have the option to not click the video. Besides I don’t see how this is fear mongering it’s informational. Also do you really get scared that easily?

[@Colonel_Locke]

Be sure to warn the Dattons so they can protect their Ranch from it.

[@johnstork6141]

I have weighed the costs and benefits and I vote for no eruption.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

As long as it doesn't "blow" before EOY, 2026... I'm "cool" with it. 💪😎✌️ After that, sure, go for it.

[@breakinghues2751]

More concerned about Campi Flegri

[@TwinkledToad297]

Well

[@Knifeprject]

Well well well

[@Kaylarjz]

It erupted

[@MyNamesHunter75]

@@Kaylarjz Not at all that was just a geyser exploding "Yellowstone sits atop a labyrinth of hydrothermal plumbing, filled with heated water and steam. The explosion was possibly due to minerals clogging up one of the underground pipes, Poland said, where pressure built until it exploded." This is a snippet from LA times along with this "“No other monitoring data show changes in the Yellowstone region,” the park service said. “Today’s explosion does not reflect a change in the volcanic system, which remains at normal background levels of activity.”" They are still investigating to see if it's safe to reopen. If it was about to erupt earthquakes would be going on and massively within the region it sits. So currently no cause for alarm it's just what happens sometimes

[@RsSooke]

God damn I really sat in front of that scary mf as a 7 year old on vacation.

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

At thia point I'll be glad not to have to pay bills. Go for it old Yella

[@bobbykaralfa]

been more than 70k years it's over due. and it wouldnt be a national event either be planetary. yellowstone dont have kilometers of material it has miles

[@elijahhoppe7856]

Volcanoes do not work in predictable ways and their eruptions do not follow predictable schedules. Even so, the math doesn’t work out for the volcano to be “overdue” for an eruption. In terms of large explosions, Yellowstone has experienced three at 2.08, 1.3, and 0.631 million years ago. This comes out to an average of about 725,000 years between eruptions. That being the case, there is still about 100,000 years to go, but this is based on the average of just two time intervals between the eruptions, which is meaningless. [www.usgs.gov/faqs/yellowstone-overdue-eruption-when-will-yellowstone-erupt] Also please learn the difference between a kilometer and a mile.

[@ericr.2698]

Were you there 70,000 years ago ?

[@user-bo5qb8gu1s]

Imagine if a rogue nation is stupid enough to be the first to launch a nuke, what would happen if a nuke, or two would hit Yellowstone, not only would we have a volcanic fallout, but a nuclear fallout with it, YIKES !

[@thureintun1687]

the whole world will suffered As simlpe as that... If that isn't that simlle for you, learn economy, free market capitalism, geopolitics, cultural influence of th world, technological advancement, progress of science, entertainment industry, comsumerism/ comsumer services and products , so on on on on on

[@HexaSquirrel]

Luckily, we can build an AI called CYAN to prevent an eruption

[@PJTierney]

So long as Faro isn’t involved then we’re good 😅

[@wuw385]

Interesting and ironic that it's located in the US. What goes around....

[@Vormelon]

I’ve been hearing about this since I was in 6th grade (20 years ago). This shit ain’t happening in our lifetimes

[@jaredm5625]

Why do I feel like these are KZbin projects for grade school ?

[@MattyIcecubes]

The Yellowstone caldera could blow at any time; but we are still most likely a few thousand years away from it.

[@TS-wh4ey]

Well then I doubt if I live that long. 😂

[@MattyIcecubes]

@@TS-wh4ey It could happen 5 minutes from now or 5,000 years from now.

[@MyNamesHunter75]

yup, no actual activity has changes to indicate an upcoming eruption

[@TS-wh4ey]

@@MattyIcecubes Well the five minutes have past since you posted that reply. Now we gotta wait for the five thousand year mark, minus a month. Keep your fingers crossed.

[@dennissavage4007]

Will be Gods punishment on America to allow their involvement in other nations affairs.

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

Yes, KZbin; Yellowstone erupting would cause short term climate change, but a whole lot of much larger problems as well.

[@NatsukiTakaama]

🍅So this is the magic word you need to search🔍. Start with "H", then 🅰️, put an ®️ after it, then ®️ again, put a "I" after it and ending the word with an "💲". Give a space Write 💲 then "U" followed by "L" then "T", put an "🅰️" after it and end the word with "N".

[@turqeeman]

We can't do jack squat about it so just live, y'all!

[@dennissavage4007]

Earth only 6000 years old.

[@Nolafoodforest]

They should harvest from the cracks use to build houses free can make homelessness a thing of the past volcano bricks and all that desert we have means a new city

[@SaraConradBoulder]

What would happen? I'll die. I live in Colorado

[@crimpinurpimpin]

“May affect airborne planes..” as opposed to??? Wasn’t aware there was another type of plane out there. Was pretty sure a plane was a plane because it flew in the air, you know airborne. Thought that was a defining characteristic of a plane.

[@Koranos]

Ever been to an airport?

[@Kiwigeo8339]

@@Koranos yeah......Ive noticed a lot of planes sitting around....ie not flying.

[@dylanm2000]

YELLOWSTONE IS ERUPTING NOW GUYS

[@paulyd5775]

Who’s here after the eruption

[@JoseSanchez-ed6wv]

And in 4 billion years our star will go supernova and andromeda galaxy will collide with ours. Should be prepare now?

[@rochleveille8701]

It as nothing to do really about the resolt of Yellowstone blowing up.

[@dezbro79]

Kilometers and Celsius c'mon man. This is Merica! Give me miles and farenheit dammit.

[@TheChuckwagonLite]

AI channels are getting pretty good.

[@WeeleyTube]

Is this ai, I can't tell? If so we're done

[@222Krzycho]

If....but will not.

[@sircampbell1249]

If you don't have a Jet, good luck

[@absolutelypro4612]

Still be affected. Harsh visuals and clogged engines from the dust and smoke

[@Not_Bazz_yt]

im planning on going to yellowstone in 2 months

[@MaggieDaArtist]

U in Yellowstone? 😂

[@Not_Bazz_yt]

@@MaggieDaArtist i did go and it was amazing

[@AdrianCarlisle]

I dont have that kinda luck🤣

[@ESDfilms]

We don’t have to worry about this. We have nukes.