Officials have just announced that they are closing parts of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming because of expanding cracks and fissures.

The National Park Service has released a statement saying that Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point are now closed to the public because of a possible safety hazard.

“Human safety is our number one priority, and with an abundance of caution we are temporarily closing this area until we can properly assess the situation,” said Superintendent David Vela.

Officials are not sure how the fissures came about, but they think it might be due to seismic activity in the area. Grand Teton National Park is located on top of the Yellowstone supervolcano, which last erupted 630,000 years ago. During this eruption, the supervolcano shot out 240 cubic miles of rock, ash and volcanic dust into the sky, leaving a 34-mile-by-50-mile depression in the ground.

While government officials say that an eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano is unlikely, they also say that if it were to happen, it would lead to a devastating amount of ash and sulfur being spewed into the air. This could lead to crops being destroyed and even the climate being altered.

Officials also said that they are not sure how long these parts of the park will be closed.

We can only hope that these fissures do not grow and that this situation does not escalate any further!  Find out more about the Yellowstone supervolcano in the video below, and SHARE this story so your friends and family can see this as well!