Deep beneath Yellowstone’s steaming geysers, scientists have discovered something unexpected. Recent research has identified the northeastern section of the park as the most likely location for future volcanic activity, challenging previous theories about where the next eruption might occur. Using special instruments that detect electrical signals underground, U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ninfa Bennington and her team found four distinct magma chambers. Among these, only the northeastern chamber maintains enough heat to keep magma partially melted over long periods. “We suggest that the locus of future rhyolitic volcanism has shifted to northeast Yellowstone Caldera,” Bennington reports. This finding changes how scientists … Continue reading Yellowstone’s Volcanic Activity Shifts Northeast