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Further research has unveiled the sheer volume of the magma chamber beneath Yellowstone—an astounding 46,000 cubic kilometers. The last major eruption from this supervolcano took place approximately 630,000 years ago, with catastrophic effects that obliterated everything within a 100-kilometer radius. Such a powerful release of gas and ash poses existential threats, not just to the local environment but potentially to the global climate.