California is known for its awesome natural beauty, but that beauty comes with a price: Natural Risks! The San Andreas Fault, the major fault line in California, is known for the possibility that a possible earthquakes could send a huge portion of California, directly into the ocean! This could make places like… Barstow: prime beachfront property overnight! However, there’s another big threat that doesn’t get as much attention: A super volcano!
According to Mirror.co.uk,
“Spanning 20 miles in length, 11 miles in width, and plunging 3,000 feet deep, the Long Valley Caldera in California has been a source of concern for researchers for years. Its immense size classifies it as one of the world’s 20 known super volcanoes, earning a VEI 8 rating on the volcanic eruption scale.”
Volcanologists are increasingly worried that this super volcano could erupt in the near future, as it’s long overdue—it hasn’t erupted in over 750,000 years!
WHY ARE PEOPLE FREAKED OUT?…