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Source/Further reading:

What if Yellowstone actually erupted: https://www.vox.com/2014/9/5/6108169/...
How you could tell an eruption was coming: https://www.discovermagazine.com/plan...
National Geo, When Yellowstone erupts: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ma...
Old BBC predictions on how the eruption could effect Europe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/progr...
Why Yellowstone probably won’t erupt: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...
Supervolcano 101: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/sc...
Timeline of Yellowstone’s prehistory: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature...
Britannica’s history of Yellowstone: https://www.britannica.com/place/Yell...
Pre-park years: https://yellowstone.net/history/timel...
Comparing the Explosivity Index of recent eruptions: https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/msh/compari...
Supereruption Q&A: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/...
Why Ring of Fire earthquakes can’t cause Yellowstone to erupt: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/...
Tambora eruption figures: https://www.wired.com/2015/04/tambora...