Geology professor warns of global threat from Yellowstone supervolcano eruption

Geology professor at the University of Nevada at Reno Philip Ruprecht said that a large-scale eruption of the Yellowstone volcano would endanger the entire planet and its inhabitants.

An eruption of Yellowstone would have a global impact, including significant food shortages and supply disruptions.

The likelihood of a large-scale eruption of the Yellowstone volcano in the foreseeable future is low.

WASHINGTON, October 1 - RIA Novosti. The eruption of the Yellowstone volcano in the United States will endanger the entire planet and its inhabitants, Philip Ruprecht, a professor of geology at the University of Nevada at Reno, told RIA Novosti.

"If there was a large eruption, a catastrophic large eruption of the Yellowstone volcano, it would affect the entire western hemisphere, the entire planet in many ways," Ruprecht said.

The Yellowstone Caldera is located in the national park of the same name in the northwestern United States; it is often called a supervolcano.

As the scientist said, the Yellowstone eruption occurred 7 thousand years ago and more than a million years ago.

"If an eruption of this magnitude were to occur, it would cause significant food shortages and supply disruptions. The impact would be global and would be felt by everyone," Ruprecht said.

He added that the likelihood of these events in the foreseeable future is low.