supervolcano reported on cnn

[JoeKing]

must have been a slow news day

 

[FoBoT]

April 4 2005

 

[Scarpozzi]

OMG!!!! THE END IS NEAR!!!!!

 

[mdchesne]

flamingelephant:
yellowstone national park is one giant active supervolcano... the whole park is a calderra. When that thing goes, most of north america will be under about 20' of volcanic ash
It is overdue for an eruption

wayyy overestimated there buddy

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
OMG!!!! THE END IS NEAR!!!!!

 

[globalcitizen]

It always happens after dinnertime when I go to the bathroom.

 

[Glavinsolo]

Originally posted by: mdchesne

flamingelephant:
yellowstone national park is one giant active supervolcano... the whole park is a calderra. When that thing goes, most of north america will be under about 20' of volcanic ash
It is overdue for an eruption

wayyy overestimated there buddy

Actually they did a simulation of what the last eruption did to our area. They found ash from the caldera in soil samples in several southern states. We are not talking about small quantities either.
The simulation showed a 3 state radius of where the lava would end up after being shot up into the sky.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo

The simulation showed a 3 state radius of where the lava would end up after being shot up into the sky.

coughBullshitcough

As if lava flew for hundreds of miles.

 

[NuclearNed]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo

The simulation showed a 3 state radius of where the lava would end up after being shot up into the sky.

coughBullshitcough

As if lava flew for hundreds of miles.

Mt. St. Helens

The mushroom-shaped ash cloud rose 16 miles above the volcano, which continued to emit ash for nine hours. Moving at 60 miles per hour, the ash cloud reached Yakima and Spokane and fell on those cities like dirty snow, turning the day so dark that street lights were activated. Airports in eastern Washington were shut down. Interstate 90 was closed, and remained so for a week. Within 24 hours prevailing winds had distributed the fallout across the Rocky Mountain states. Schools, factories and stores were closed in the Idaho panhandle and western Montana. Over 200,000 people were temporarily put out of work. Ash blew out transformers, causing blackouts. All told, an estimated 540 million tons of ash were distributed over an area of 22,000 square miles.

Granted, its volcanic ash and not lava. However, volcanic ash can still go a looooooong way from its source.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Topic Title: supervolcano reported on cnn
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Created On: 04/27/2005 02:03 PM


link????????????

 

[computeerrgghh]

Nothing like yellow journalism to stir up a community. BTW Krakatao is growing from its old remains... it will blow again and this time take a chunk of the earth with it!!!!!!

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: glugglug
Dec. 21, 2012

12-21-12

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
any way we can pop the volcano and ease the tension before it explodes?

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Good, to know that I'm not the only twisted mind that thought of this. Pop it like a big pimple before it gets too big. Not unlike what we do with snow to prevent avalanches.

After all it's pressure+time=eruption. If we could ease the pressure we might prevent an eruption.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: glugglug
Dec. 21, 2012

12-21-12

how about Dec 20th 2012?

20/12/2012.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Salesman: Hi, im selling volcano insurance, my uncle is an expert on volcanos and he says there is one due SOON!
Peter: Hmmm... I too have an uncle... Come in...

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: glugglug
Dec. 21, 2012

12-21-12

how about Dec 20th 2012?

20/12/2012.

I'm betting on Feb 22, 2222

 

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: Kenazo

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: glugglug
Dec. 21, 2012

12-21-12

how about Dec 20th 2012?

20/12/2012.

I'm betting on Feb 22, 2222

12-21-12 not chosen randomly

 

[scsi drv1]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Sunbird
So, do you have to sacrifice supermodels in a supervolcano to satisfy the gods?

I hereby volunteer to help any of them remove their virgin status so they are no longer eligible for the sacrifice.

And I'll help you do it! If we work together no helpless models will ever have to be sacrificed to the burning demon below.

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: scsi drv1

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Sunbird
So, do you have to sacrifice supermodels in a supervolcano to satisfy the gods?

I hereby volunteer to help any of them remove their virgin status so they are no longer eligible for the sacrifice.

And I'll help you do it! If we work together no helpless models will ever have to be sacrificed to the burning demon below.

we'll you bitches will be fighting over sloppy seconds, because I'm gonna get there first

 

[CrackRabbit]

I would be less worried about Yellowstone and more worried about the Canary Islands. If a certian volcano there explodes it could cause the side of the volcano to fall into the ocean creating a tsunami that basicaly wipe out the entire east coast with only a few hours warning.
Now I have no idea how likely it is to happen within our lifetimes, but its a scary thought none the less.

 

[BigPoppa]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
I would be less worried about Yellowstone and more worried about the Canary Islands. If a certian volcano there explodes it could cause the side of the volcano to fall into the ocean creating a tsunami that basicaly wipe out the entire east coast with only a few hours warning.
Now I have no idea how likely it is to happen within our lifetimes, but its a scary thought none the less.

Who cares about the east coast?

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: BigPoppa

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
I would be less worried about Yellowstone and more worried about the Canary Islands. If a certian volcano there explodes it could cause the side of the volcano to fall into the ocean creating a tsunami that basicaly wipe out the entire east coast with only a few hours warning.
Now I have no idea how likely it is to happen within our lifetimes, but its a scary thought none the less.

Who cares about the east coast?

The people who live there usualy

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo

The simulation showed a 3 state radius of where the lava would end up after being shot up into the sky.

coughBullshitcough

As if lava flew for hundreds of miles.

Mt. St. Helens

The mushroom-shaped ash cloud rose 16 miles above the volcano, which continued to emit ash for nine hours. Moving at 60 miles per hour, the ash cloud reached Yakima and Spokane and fell on those cities like dirty snow, turning the day so dark that street lights were activated. Airports in eastern Washington were shut down. Interstate 90 was closed, and remained so for a week. Within 24 hours prevailing winds had distributed the fallout across the Rocky Mountain states. Schools, factories and stores were closed in the Idaho panhandle and western Montana. Over 200,000 people were temporarily put out of work. Ash blew out transformers, causing blackouts. All told, an estimated 540 million tons of ash were distributed over an area of 22,000 square miles.

Granted, its volcanic ash and not lava. However, volcanic ash can still go a looooooong way from its source.

Oh, please. Volcanic ash is very annoying, but hardly ever deadly. And it has no bearing on how far lava will go, which was the original quesiton.

 

[Glavinsolo]

Radius of Death

Mt. Helens compared to Yellowstone

 

[flamingelephant]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: NuclearNed

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Glavinsolo

The simulation showed a 3 state radius of where the lava would end up after being shot up into the sky.

coughBullshitcough

As if lava flew for hundreds of miles.

Mt. St. Helens

The mushroom-shaped ash cloud rose 16 miles above the volcano, which continued to emit ash for nine hours. Moving at 60 miles per hour, the ash cloud reached Yakima and Spokane and fell on those cities like dirty snow, turning the day so dark that street lights were activated. Airports in eastern Washington were shut down. Interstate 90 was closed, and remained so for a week. Within 24 hours prevailing winds had distributed the fallout across the Rocky Mountain states. Schools, factories and stores were closed in the Idaho panhandle and western Montana. Over 200,000 people were temporarily put out of work. Ash blew out transformers, causing blackouts. All told, an estimated 540 million tons of ash were distributed over an area of 22,000 square miles.

Granted, its volcanic ash and not lava. However, volcanic ash can still go a looooooong way from its source.

Oh, please. Volcanic ash is very annoying, but hardly ever deadly. And it has no bearing on how far lava will go, which was the original quesiton.

imagine clearing off a couple of feet of ash covering entire states! where would you put it? we just cant relate to what would happen if it did blow.