Any geologists in the group here?

[pax]

http://proliberty.com/observer/20031219.htm

Sounds like this situation is developping pretty quickly now...

 

[Simon F]

IIRC, there was a documentary on that on UK TV a couple of years ago. Quite frightening really if you combine it with the predicted Mega-Tsunami which will wipe out most of the East Coast of North America and some of the southern coast of the UK.

 

[DemoCoder]

Don't forget Asteroid collision, and of course, a nearby Gamma Ray Burst striping off our atmosphere.

(GRBs are another "dinosaur killer" theory now)

Here's an interesting site:

http://armageddononline.tripod.com/volcano.htm

 

[pax]

Well I dont take into any once in a million years theory. But 200 c at ground level in an area 25x7 miles sounds scary to me...

Then again no info as to whether old faithful has changed her habits

 

[London Geezer]

GOSH... And i thought this was a "Let's be geeky" thread... A "college reunion" kind of thread...

There have been many many false alarms in the past, it's true, but let's not forget how many sudden catastrophies have also happened, most recently the Iran earthquake, where around 30.000 people died (10.000 more 10.000 less... :| )... Let's not forget the vulcanos that DID erupt, the earthquakes that DID happen... The asteroids that DID destroy very large areas (Siberia at the beginning of the century comes to mind)...

So yeah, we had numerous false alarms, far more numerous than the actual cataclisms however that doesn't mean we can afford to overlook the dangers that DO exist.

 

[StefanS]

So yeah, we had numerous false alarms, far more numerous than the actual cataclisms however that doesn't mean we can afford to overlook the dangers that DO exist.

I quote Ali G: "You was going down anyway, why not go down in style!"

 

[Vince]

What a joke! Everyone knows the real volcano is in LA.

 

[pax]

Seriously tho does anyone think what 200c temp in such a large area mean in terms of how close the magma is from the surface? I should maybe ask is there any volcanologist in the crowd?...

 

[London Geezer]

Seriously tho does anyone think what 200c temp in such a large area mean in terms of how close the magma is from the surface? I should maybe ask is there any volcanologist in the crowd?...

Well, it might be just me, as an uneducated Mr Nothing who knows vulcano related stuff only through 2 movies (Dante's Peak and Volcano) and through Vesuvio's history (It's quite common knowledge to anyone-italian), but when the ground has a temperature of 200c, i wouldn't care what that means in terms of magma vicinity to the surface. I would just get the fuck outta there... Call me a coward... :|

 

[Simon F]

Seriously tho does anyone think what 200c temp

It just occured to me that the report only said 200 degrees and, since the original news report was a US one, there's a good chance they meant 200F which'd mean it's about 90C.

 

[London Geezer]

Seriously tho does anyone think what 200c temp

It just occured to me that the report only said 200 degrees and, since the original news report was a US one, there's a good chance they meant 200F which'd mean it's about 90C.

Well, 90C is still quite hot don't u think? Enough to cook something on... (Right? Not sure about that actually...)
I guess there will be loads of Natural BBQ Fairs around the area... Huge steaks bbq'ed directly on rocks.... That sounds quite cool!

 

[davefb]

http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/

now that was an explosion :-O..

-dave-

yeah, volcano's DO happen

 

[Tahir2]

“The American people are not being told that the explosion of this 'super volcano' could happen at any moment. When Yellowstone does blow, some geologists predict that every living thing within six hundred miles is likely to die. The movement of magma has been detected just three-tenths of a mile below the bulging surface of the ground in Yellowstone raising concerns that this super volcano may erupt soon.â€￾

How is that for alarmist? Does the source (not named of course) mean 600 sq miles?

I guess I would be a coward too and do what the animals are doing and migrate

Vulcanologist? Live long and prosper.

 

[AlphaWolf]

How is that for alarmist? Does the source (not named of course) mean 600 sq miles?

Actually I believe he means a radius.

75,000 years ago there was a super volcano eruption in indonesia Toba which had a significant impact on life on the entire planet although estimations of the impact seem to vary. It seems that the yellowstone supervolcano is somewhat smaller than toba.

 

[Nite_Hawk]

I haven't looked into this very much yet, but this article may be interesting:

http://www.stevequayle.com/News.alert/03_Yellowstone/031208.yellowstone.html

Thanks,
Nite_Hawk

 

[pax]

Great link it has cleared things up quite a bit...

 

[RussSchultz]

Truthfully the newspaper that the original post linked to is a bit of a off in left/right field publication. Lots of fear mongering from what I could read.

 

[pax]

I didnt care for the media conspiracy side of it but I had seen a discovery channel bit on yellowstone about a year ago that kept my interest alive on this. The discovery channel bit wasnt too reassuring either...

 

[Simon F]

How is that for alarmist? Does the source (not named of course) mean 600 sq miles?

Actually I believe he means a radius.

75,000 years ago there was a super volcano eruption in indonesia Toba which had a significant impact on life on the entire planet although estimations of the impact seem to vary. It seems that the yellowstone supervolcano is somewhat smaller than toba.

Presumably this would still be large enough to put significant amounts of dust/ash into the upper atmosphere and slow down plant growth etc.

 

[London Geezer]

Yeah but u do get loads of cole-free-BBQ!!

(Sorry, i'm in this trying-to-be-funny mood today, cant get rid of it...)