How Yellowstone Volcanoes Are Formed

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It is concluded that Yellowstone will someday erupt again however, it might not be in the near future. With the myriad of tourists that visit the National Park every year, they had to be sure that it wouldn’t explode soon to ensure people’s safety. Geologists have found that the ground around where the volcano is, is now swelling. The swelling indicates that the underlying magma chamber is refilling once again. But people have other questions, how was this volcano formed? Usually volcanoes are formed between two tectonic plates but Yellowstone is unusual because it lies right in the middle of the North American plate. “That means scientists need a new explanation for Yellowstone’s origins” says Lijun Liu, a geodynamicist. Scientists believed

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