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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
Is supervolcano an official designation, or is that more like how every athlete in the WWE is a SuperStar.
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Yes, it's an official designation. Volcanoes are classified on the amount of debris it will eject during a major eruption and super volcanoes eject more that 240 cubic miles of deposits. For comparison, Mount St. Helens 1980 eruption ejected .25 cubic miles of deposits. If a super volcano erupts it is projected to be an extinction level event for the planet and most life will cease to exist within two years because of the atmospheric disruption it will cause.