(TheWeatherSpace.com) -- Scientists have discovered that the Yellowstone supervolcano's magma chamber is larger than thought.
Scientists first measured using seismic waves to map out the magma chamber.
A new method was produced by looking at Yellowstone's electrical conductivity, which is generated by molten silicate rocks and hot briny water that is present and mixed in with part molten rock.
The University of Utah's co-author to the study calls it "a totally new and different way of imaging the volcanic roots.
Images in 2009 shows the magma chamber dipping downward from Yellowston at a 60degree angle and extending 150 miles west-northwest.
The most recent method shows a shallow dip of 40 degrees to the west and extending more than 400 miles east to west. This is much larger than the other method has shown and is shaped like a tilted tornado.
The findings will be published in a few weeks at the American Geophysical Union.
Well... this is a lot worse than I originally expected. I dear god hope this thing goes off. It will hurt really, really badly.
