Could Yellowstone Park Volcano Go Sooner Then Anyone Planned?

[PEB]

May 6 photo at Yellowstone

Apparently there are a number of conspiracy theorists that Yellowstone volcano is far closer to blowing then they are willing to talk. At least the Government is wiling to admit that Yellowstone is releasing 100's if not 1000's of times the amount of helium then they originally thought. Apparently isotope helium-4 is produced in the earths crust and is escaping through channels in the ground. Many believe this to be a super volcano that will rain dust and ash over most of the US. They say areas all the way up to the Mississippi river could be covered by the ash plum. Places up in Canada to Mexico could see the ash plum hit them. This is pretty intense stuff they are talking about and with the number of Hollywood types moving to New York it makes me wonder?

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-yellowstone-helium-degassing-20140218-story.html



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8xOHsTXhMo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNbOIrbNO8g

 

[OldGoat]

There goes flyover country. If it did erupt would be a huge mess.

 

[Pittie Petey]

According to that map the Bay Area is safe
Im good
Fuck yall

HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA

 

[OldGoat]

According to that map the Bay Area is safe
Im good
Fuck yall

HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA

Watch for looters.

 

[Kevin Rudd]

We'd certainly see some climate change if it did erupt. If it were to happen hopefully it wouldn't be a sideways eruption like Mount St Helens.

 

[Torami]

Who knows when it will happen, but when it does the entire North American Continent is fucked.

 

[Josh]

To correct your Title, no one planned this.

 

[bubkusjones]

Who knows when it will happen, but when it does the entire North American Continent is fucked.

At that size, a majority of the world is fucked. Some directly, some indirectly as the US and Canadian economies collapse (if the countries/governments themselves don't fall). Once North American production ceases (massive power outages, climate change decimating farming, the deaths of a significant portion of the population and destruction of factories in the blast zone and surrounding areas), nations that rely on the import/export of goods with North America will suffer as well.

 

[kahiljabroni]

Don't believe the hype

 

[blakethemus]

Anyone want to buy volcano insurance I'm selling?

 

[Kalmah]

It won't happen in any of our lifetimes. Probably not even in the next 100,000 or more.

 

[PEB]

Here is some more amazingly scary drawings.

http://www.inquisitr.com/1236167/ye...hquake-fissures-data-over-supervolcano-fears/

 

[AgentOrange24]

Who knows?

Could happen in a hundred years, could happen tomorrow.

It will happen though.

 

[AgentOrange24]

It won't happen in any of our lifetimes. Probably not even in the next 100,000 or more.

There's no way to know that.

 

[MusterX]

It erupts about every 600,000 years and I think the last time was about 640,000 years ago, so we are past due. Thing is, its a global event. When it goes its the end of the United States as we know it but it will also wreck things on a global scale.

To put it into perspective, the caldera of Yellowstone...if 34 by 45 miles.
Its eruption will be apocalyptic.

 

[Kalmah]

There's no way to know that.

No, but it's a better guess than what you said.

Could happen in a hundred years, could happen tomorrow.

Spoiler

Q: How imminent is an eruption of the Yellowstone Volcano?
A: There is no evidence that a catastrophic eruption at Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is imminent. Current geologic activity at Yellowstone has remained relatively constant since earth scientists first started monitoring some 30 years ago. Though another caldera-forming eruption is theoretically possible, it is very unlikely to occur in the next thousand or even 10,000 years.
The most likely activity would be lava flows such as those that occurred after the last major eruption. Such a lava flow would ooze slowly over months and years, allowing plenty of time for park managers to evaluate the situation and protect people. No scientific evidence indicates such a lava flow will occur soon.

Source: www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/volcanoqa.htm

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

There's no way to know that.

That volcano wants no part of Vitor. I would guess it lays low until he retires.

 

[NoAbsolutes]

Hey buddy, it's called science and none of your conspiracy theories adhere to the scientific process. That means it is demonstrably untrue.

 

[PEB]

It erupts about every 600,000 years and I think the last time was about 640,000 years ago, so we are past due. Thing is, its a global event. When it goes its the end of the United States as we know it but it will also wreck things on a global scale.

To put it into perspective, the caldera of Yellowstone...if 34 by 45 miles.
Its eruption will be apocalyptic.

We're overdue!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5jNnDMfxA

 

[tkotom]

lots of overreactions in here