End of humanity? Blow‑by‑blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now

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Sep 21, 2026, 10:40 am100 ptsTrending
Around 631,000 years ago—a geological blink of an eye—catastrophe unfolded in what is now northwestern Wyoming, U.S. During what is thought to have been a series of immense volcanic eruptions, life within hundreds of kilometers of the blasts was shattered. Ash was dispersed across much of North America, and…

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