Most scientists think that the buildup preceding a catastrophic eruption would be detectable for weeks and perhaps months to years. A massive eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano would spread deadly ash for thousands of miles, killing plant life and affecting humans in its path. Humans who were in its path would surely die, but it would not mean the extinction of the entire human race, thankfully.
Depends on which wat the wind is blowing that day I guess...
https://www.sciencealert.com/volcanic-activity-beneath-yellowstones-massive-caldera-could-be-on-the-move
ReplyDeleteNo worries. There is an easy way to stop this from happening: just raise taxes.
ReplyDeleteHow about this scenario? A dozen 6 warhead hyper sonic missiles from China or Russia hitting the lava dome 1 second apart. 7200 MPH and capable of drilling into the earth up to 200 meters each. Maybe game over.
ReplyDeleteThe Russian missiles that hit the underground munition factory in Ukraine destroyed it down to 200 meters.
Many ways to screw a country.
"What would happen if the "supervolcano" eruption occurred again at Yellowstone?"
ReplyDeleteDonald Trump would get the blame.
No, Yellowstone isn't overdue. How do we know? Because Yellowstone will blow when it blows, not sooner nor later. The causes of Yellowstone blowing are so numerous and have to line up perfectly, things like magnetic activity, magma temperatures, magma pressures, amount of magma buildup underneath the caldera, the fragility or lack of fragility of the crust, the effects of venting on causing or relieving pressures, where the Moon is in its orbit in relation to Yellowstone, the weight and mass of materials holding down the crust and so forth.
ReplyDeleteIt's like trying to figure out when a tidal wave will hit an area, with evidence of tidal waves about every 400 years or so. Past events aren't an indicator of future events.
All of the information, tracking of past events, magma issues, blah blah blah can allow volcano guessers to make very hedged guesses but, no, really, it's all hopium.
Remember all the vulcanologists who said Mt. St. Helens wasn't going to blow vs all the ones that said it was going to blow? Yeah, really, there were just as many volcano experts who said all the indications at Mt. St. Helens were benign as there were panicking and telling everyone to run for the hills.
Earthquakes and tremors and venting and all the other 'indicators' may actually be a good thing due to reducing the built-up stress. Or it may mean weesa gonna die. Or somewhere in between, maybe a little more of an energetic release but less than a full earth-shattering kaboom.
I ALWAYS root for the volcano, the comet, the asteroid, etc.
ReplyDeleteBull-crap, Yellowstone will never erupt, there are way to many vent and geysers that release the pressure for a buildup .
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