Super Volcano in Yellowstone can destroy America

Happens every 600 million years. super volcano

good luck america lol

im going to guess it will happen 2012. thoughts?

This isn't a breaking development by a long shot. Thoughts: If it blows, bummer. If it doesn't, cool.SeraphimGoddess

[QUOTE="SeraphimGoddess"]This isn't a breaking development by a long shot. Thoughts: If it blows, bummer. If it doesn't, cool.HaloReachGOTY

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Yellowstone could erupt tomorrow, or it could erupt in millions of years. Nobody knows, but the danger has always been there and always will be. And besides, it's likely that North America wouldn't be the only place affected; it would be a global disaster.cjek

i dont know. its the first i ever heard of it. CNN was making a big deal about it and brought in Dr. michio kaku to talk about it.

HaloReachGOTY

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[QUOTE="SeraphimGoddess"]This isn't a breaking development by a long shot. Thoughts: If it blows, bummer. If it doesn't, cool.super_mario_128

[QUOTE="cjek"]Yellowstone could erupt tomorrow, or it could erupt in millions of years. Nobody knows, but the danger has always been there and always will be. And besides, it's likely that North America wouldn't be the only place affected; it would be a global disaster.HaloReachGOTY

No, a volcanic eruption of that size would effect the entire planet.

Nuke from America,Orbit!

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[QUOTE="cjek"]Yellowstone could erupt tomorrow, or it could erupt in millions of years. Nobody knows, but the danger has always been there and always will be. And besides, it's likely that North America wouldn't be the only place affected; it would be a global disaster.worlock77

No, a volcanic eruption of that size would effect the entire planet.

[QUOTE="cjek"]Yellowstone could erupt tomorrow, or it could erupt in millions of years. Nobody knows, but the danger has always been there and always will be. And besides, it's likely that North America wouldn't be the only place affected; it would be a global disaster.HaloReachGOTY

It would definitely affect the entire world. The US would get the worst of it but the amount of ashes expelled into the air would probably cause chaos around the globe. It could for example, lower the average temperature of the world for years.

For example: Year Without a Summer

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[QUOTE="HaloReachGOTY"]not million. thouasand. so theres a good chance for it to happen in our life time. and no it will just affect half of america and some parts of canada. mostly due to the toxic air

HaloReachGOTY

No, a volcanic eruption of that size would effect the entire planet.

Yeah, because there totally aren't global air currents that can carry pollution around the globe.

[QUOTE="cjek"]Yellowstone could erupt tomorrow, or it could erupt in millions of years. Nobody knows, but the danger has always been there and always will be. And besides, it's likely that North America wouldn't be the only place affected; it would be a global disaster.HaloReachGOTY

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[QUOTE="cjek"]Yellowstone could erupt tomorrow, or it could erupt in millions of years. Nobody knows, but the danger has always been there and always will be. And besides, it's likely that North America wouldn't be the only place affected; it would be a global disaster.cjek

[QUOTE="cjek"][QUOTE="HaloReachGOTY"]not million. thouasand. so theres a good chance for it to happen in our life time. and no it will just affect half of america and some parts of canada. mostly due to the toxic air

HaloReachGOTY

You want a bunch of innocent people to die from toxic fumes and famine so just you get some giggles?

An explosive eruption wouldn't necessarily occur anyways. A hydrothermal eruption is much more likely, and much less destructive; and that's when the volcano erupts.

I hate the History Channel...

We're actually overdue for one. Could happen right now. Be kinda cool, actually.l4dak47

In what way would it be cool?

[QUOTE="cjek"][QUOTE="HaloReachGOTY"]not million. thouasand. so theres a good chance for it to happen in our life time. and no it will just affect half of america and some parts of canada. mostly due to the toxic air

but it probably wont happen......

If America goes, who will buy all the world's goods impulsively? :(

If America goes, who will buy all the world's goods impulsively? :(

entropyecho

If America goes, the rest of the world will be in bad shape, even if they don't realize it.

So its a global concern.

"it's kind of funny reading the 3 inches per year for the last three years alone you're writing about ,it's the exact same rate that wikipedia has on the rise of the Yellowstone caldera floor....for the years 2004-2008. after that it slowed down and almost came to a halt. infact, the usgs.gov monthly reports about it actually is talking about a slight subsidence in the last 3 reports. great research for your article , really...."

[QUOTE="l4dak47"]We're actually overdue for one. Could happen right now. Be kinda cool, actually.Atmanix

In what way would it be cool?

old news, new poster

good luck america lolHaloReachGOTY

it would be a global disaster.cjek

We better find a Mass Relay before Earth decided to be an ass and **** all over us.

Bye bye, it was nice knowing you :) *waves*Wolls

Happens every 600 million years. super volcano

good luck america lol

im going to guess it will happen 2012. thoughts?

HaloReachGOTY

Just an fyi, you'd be screwed no matter where you are. You don't "destroy a continent" and then the rest are okay.

Death and destruction hell yeah!DivergeUnify

that bring quick deaths

we want FAMINE & PESTILENCE to make it slow and agonizing :twisted:

[QUOTE="DivergeUnify"]Death and destruction hell yeah!_R34LiTY_

that bring quick deaths

we want FAMINE & PESTILENCE to make it slow and agonizing :twisted:

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[QUOTE="cjek"] It would globally affect the atmosphere; North America would be devastated, but the whole world would suffer from freezing temperatures and failed crops for years. And I said it *could* happen in a million years, these things don't run on clocks or calendars. They just happen, and actually, there was a reasonable amount of activity there last decade that has now died down significantly. So compared to say, 2006, it's now seeming less likely to happen soon. Our lifetimes are insignificant really, and it's likely that the build up to an eruption would take hundreds of years anyway; and that doesn't seem to have started yet. We'll be dead before it happens.Cataclism

You want a bunch of innocent people to die from toxic fumes and famine so just you get some giggles?

thats pretty ****** up

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[QUOTE="l4dak47"]We're actually overdue for one. Could happen right now. Be kinda cool, actually.l4dak47

In what way would it be cool?

because i wanna live to the rip old age of 100 maybe 90 but burning to death or suffocating due to toxic fumes does not sound like a good way to die

because i wanna live to the rip old age of 100 maybe 90 but burning to death or suffocating due to toxic fumes does not sound like a good way to die

spawnassasin

Don't knock it 'til you try it.

This is the new(?) news: Yellowstone Has Bulged as Magma Pocket Swells

But yea, it could blow anytime...

Well, will we live to see the second sun then?

Nuke from America,Orbit!

freedomfreak