One of the world’s largest super-volcanoes in Yellowstone, was struck on Sunday March 30th, by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake, the biggest recorded there since February 1980, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported. Videos of lines of bison and other animals ‘fleeing’ Yellowstone national park in the US have raised fears that the supervolcano underneath the park is preparing to erupt. Supervolcanoes are the second most globally cataclysmic event that can affect the Earth, and in the past they’ve been responsible for mass extinctions and ‘volcanic winters’ lasting for year…
Alain Ernoult
