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Yellowstone's Unlikely Big Eruption

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Will Yellowstone Erupt Soon? Scientists Are Using New Techniques to Find Out

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Yellowstone National Park has produced three large, explosive eruptions in the last 2.1 million years .

The most recent eruption took place roughly 70,000 years ago , when thick lava burbled up to the surface and flowed across the landscape.

A new analysis suggests Yellowstone is unlikely to experience another big eruption.

Using magnetotellurics, scientists produced a detailed picture of the magma beneath Yellowstone .

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