Yellowstone's supervolcano: The greatest threat to humanity? | Bryan Walsh | Big Think
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Up next ►► Are solar storms a threat to humanity?
Although they might occur infrequently, supervolcanoes are by no means insignificant.
When an extreme magnitude of volcanic materials are ejected into the atmosphere, sunlight can’t reach the Earth’s surface - making global starvation a very real threat.
Fortunately, there are steps we can take to prepare the human race for the looming threat of supervolcanoes.
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About Bryan Walsh:
Bryan Walsh is the editor of Vox's Future Perfect section, overseeing coverage on policies and technologies that will make the future a better place. Previously he worked at Axios as the Future Correspondent, wrote the 2019 book "End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World," and worked at TIME magazine for 15 years as a foreign correspondent in Asia, a climate change writer and as the international editor.
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