Volcanologist and Yellowstone volcano expert Clive Oppenheimer argued that a super eruption is unlikely. During an interview with Express.co.uk, he said that one hazard that created was steam explosions large and small. He said these were much more common than a massive eruption.
Mr. Oppenheimer said, “Well, there are many potential scenarios for a future eruption at Yellowstone Volcano.
“The one that people get excited about and get excited about is the chance of a colossal eruption, what we might call a super eruption, but that’s a very rare event.
“The chance of this happening is extremely low, probably less than 1 in a million per year.
“But what’s more likely are smaller events, as there are a whole host of things volcanoes can do.”
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Mr. Oppenheimer thought about the other dangers the Yellowstone Volcano can cause and things that people should be more concerned about.
He said: “One of the most likely scenarios at Yellowstone is small steam explosions.
“We all know the famous geysers there and every now and then when that water flashes to steam more powerfully, it can blow out rocks and create a crater several dozen or a hundred meters across.
“Those are much more likely events than things at the very end of the scale.”
“It’s almost beyond the concern of hazard evaluation unless there’s some sort of indication that the volcano is gearing up for a very big event in the future.”
Mr. Oppenheimer also noted some of the ways volcanologist measures hazards related to the volcano.
However, regarding a super eruption, he insisted that there was not a significant amount of data to accurately predict when a major eruption would occur.