About What Happens If This 50-Mile Time Bomb Explodes in The US?
Deep beneath Yellowstone National Park lies a 50-mile-wide ticking time bomb capable of unleashing an explosion 1,000 times more powerful than Mount St. Helens. With a massive magma chamber holding a lethal recipe of silica and explosive gases, a modern-day super-eruption would blast 1,500°F pyroclastic flows at hurricane speeds, obliterating 90% of life within a 60-mile radius. As a suffocating blanket of jagged glass ash spreads up to 1,000 miles away — choking out the sun and triggering a global 10°F temperature drop — scientists face a terrifying reality: no known technology can stop it. Licensed to Little Dot Studios. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!
What Happens If This 50-Mile Time Bomb Explodes in The US? is presented by Wonder. Its listed runtime is 50 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- What Happens If This 50-Mile Time Bomb Explodes in The US?
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- Language
- English
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- Wonder
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