Time Bomb Under Yellowstone = 90,000 Immediate Deaths and Nuclear Winter in US

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If Yellowstone's supervolcanoe erupts, full article and video here. Hopefully we won't be experiencing this in the United States.


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The timebomb under Yellowstone: Experts warn of 90,000 immediate deaths and a 'nuclear winter' across the US if supervolcano erupts



  • It could release 1 ft layer of molten ash 1,000 miles from the National Park
  • It would be 1,000 times as powerful as the 1980 Mount St Helens eruption
  • A haze would drap over the United States, causing temperatures to drop
  • Experts say there is a 1 in 700,000 annual chance of a eruption at the site



 

When, Not IF, Yellowstone erupts again, it will be devastating. It is already almost due for another eruption....scientists say it has erupted 3 times over the past 2.1 million years...spaced out about 700,00 years apart. The last eruption was about 650,000 years ago....so the next one probably isn't that far away....geologically. An eruption would wipe out large parts of the Northwest, and spread huge amounts of ash across half of more of the country. Between the air pollution, and the ash, much of the nations agriculture and food production would cease for years. 90 thousand "immediate" deaths would be just the beginning. It's affects could impact much of the Northern Hemisphere as the jet stream carried ash around the globe.
 
Yes, kind of a scary proposition, a Yellowstone eruption would surely 'ruin' (vast understatement) a large section of the North American continent.
 

The planet is still a baby in the scope of things. Plenty of changes to come.

Too bad they can't find a way to not only relieve the pressure/build up but use some of that heat and energy.
 
Super-Volcano Activity Under Yellowstone National Park

Technical graphs and information regarding volcanic activity in the Yellowstone National Park area, for anyone interested. A guest last night on the Coast radio show mentioned increased activity in the area that was concerning. More HERE.

I've been watching Yellowstone National Park (or rather, the supervolcano under it) for some time now. It's scary. It's overdue for an eruption, and when (not "if") it erupts, it will wipe out half of North America and bury the rest of it under ash.

So this is probably an academic venture of mine, but I have to stay busy. Somehow. While I wait for the end. So here is where I'm gathering info about the place. Seismic data, in particular. The way the ground moves is going to be our only clue as to when the end is nigh, so why not watch for that clue? And speaking of clues...

Every time there's a swarm of quakes, half the world starts worrying and the other half tells them to shut up about it already. Every time so far, the worrying has led nowhere, because nothing bad ended up happening.

However, when it finally does blow (and it will), the symptoms leading up to it will look exactly like these swarm incidents that worry everyone so much, but perhaps a bit larger and stronger, and we'll warn everyone that time too, but they still won't listen. What does it matter if the skeptics are right 999,999 times out of a million?

That one time that they're wrong will be the worst day of everyone's life. We're right to worry. We're right to keep a close eye on it, and on the Long Valley caldera, which too many people simply ignore because Yellowstone's got more star recognition. It's very likely, since they're connected way down deep somewhere, that when one of them goes, they both will.

Imagine two supervolcanoes erupting at once so close together. Even one such eruption would change everything on earth. Damn right we worry, and maybe us doing it will save a few skeptics' lives someday because of the warning we'll provide. So stop trying to keep us from saving you, because the experts won't.

Their role, it seems, will be to prevent panic, and no warnings will be forthcoming from them even when it actually happens. (It's not their fault, of course; they can only do as they're told by the Interior Department.) Your best hope is to watch this space and spaces like it for the only warning you're likely to get, and try to enjoy life in the meantime. There won't be much enjoyment afterwards.
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We've been to Yellowstone a couple of times, and that is a beautiful...but Scary, place. Most of the scientific studies indicate that it is overdue for a major eruption, which would pretty much wipe out half the US, leaving most of the rest in chaos, and affecting the entire Northern Hemisphere with a dust/ash cloud that would drastically alter the climate for months, or years. Such an event would potentially alter human civilization not unlike what happened to the dinosaurs. There are also reports showing that the major earthquake zones along our West coast...San Andreas, etc., are also showing increased activity.

We are just "guests" on this planet, and it could turn on us at any time.
 
Forty years ago we spent our honeymoon camping at Yellowstone, absolutely beautiful. I agree if a major eruption occurs we'll all be in trouble.
 
Your profiles says "Central Missouri". Whereabouts in "Misery" are you located. I spent a little over two years on a project close to Paris, MO. Lots of good people in Missouri!!!
 
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Grumpy Ol' Man said:
Your profiles says "Central Missouri". Whereabouts in "Misery" are you located. I spent a little over two years on a project close to Paris, MO. Lots of good people in Missouri!!!
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We're on 40 acres in the deep forests of central Missouri...just a few miles North of the Lake of the Ozarks, and about 4 miles South of a little town called Stover, MO. We lived in Wichita for 4 years...1968 to 1972...and I did a lot of work in Topeka, when living/working in Kansas City....so I've had some experience with Kansas, and understand how Brownback came into the picture. After him, Kansas may start to turn Blue.

Back on topic...if/when Yellowstone blows, we'll get to bend over and kiss our tails goodbye, about 2 or 3 hours after you do. Let's hope that disaster is still a few centuries away.
 
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Here's the earthquake/seismic sites I visit every couple days...

http://earthquaketrack.com/

http://ds.iris.edu/seismon/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

Earth averages about 86 earthquakes a day. -Pretty much always along the same fractures. A Yellowstone-one would have to come from deep under. -From even deeper if no dome rises-up first.

Old Faithful's not a vent, necessarily, but it's a good seismic-gauge. The Valley Of The Geysers in Western Russia has hundreds of OF-sized chutes, with no signs of a dome ever forming.
 
Yellowstone Park's Volcanic Activity Monitoring

Just love Yellowstone and worry a bit about its volatility, so I found this website and check it regularly. Last week there were no reports of any seismic activity, but over 3 days, there was activity from the west at a depth of 10miles, moving to the east with the depth decreasing to about 2miles. Just hope it will never again erupt, that would effect the entire world.....
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/yellowstone_monitoring_47.html
 
what are you monitoring that will aid you if there is an eruption? if it blows it will make mt. st. helens look like a firecracker. many years ago a volcano in indonesia blew and the resultant pollution caused a major weather change, so much so that there was literally no spring in the U.S.
 
I monitor earthquake activity around the world because it fascinates me, I love earth and space science. If one looks at earthquakes over a period of time it's possible to see trends–notice, I did not say "make predictions." Monitoring earthquake activity is just another way to have a "heads up."

We all have the tools at hand, thanks to the internet, to make our own weather forecast to some degree, monitor earthquakes, sunspots, volcanoes, ocean temperatures or Arctic ice-melt, view the earth from space, view space, etc., etc. It's certainly more productive and satisfying than spending time keeping up with the ninnies and the idiocy in the world.
 
Deucemoi said:
what are you monitoring that will aid you if there is an eruption? if it blows it will make mt. st. helens look like a firecracker. many years ago a volcano in indonesia blew and the resultant pollution caused a major weather change, so much so that there was literally no spring in the U.S.
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Monitoring is great because I am disabled and it will take me additional time to get my head between my legs so I can kiss my butt goodbye!
 
I've always been fascinated by volcano and earthquake activity. I monitor world activity but simply as a point of interest rather than as a warning system. This link shows 'quake activity. If interested, look the site over. There are perimeters that can be adjusted to show certain areas, strength, etc and offers of means of notification. For instance, I get emails if anything greater than a '5' happens anywhere in world.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

Many years ago when I visited Alaska, I spent a day at the Alaska Earthquake Center in Palmer, AK. Fascinating to watch machines recording them as they happen.
 
hauntedtexan said:
Just love Yellowstone and worry a bit about its volatility, so I found this website and check it regularly. Last week there were no reports of any seismic activity, but over 3 days, there was activity from the west at a depth of 10miles, moving to the east with the depth decreasing to about 2miles. Just hope it will never again erupt, that would effect the entire world.....
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/yellowstone_monitoring_47.html
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Fear not, the likelihood of eruption is another hoax, perpetuated by scaremongers. https://watchers.news/2014/09/01/yellowstone-volcano-super-hoax/
 
hauntedtexan said:
Monitoring is great because I am disabled and it will take me additional time to get my head between my legs so I can kiss my butt goodbye!
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If Yellowstone were to erupt again, kissing your tail goodbye would be about all that most of us would be able to do. A massive eruption of this caldera would decimate most of the U.S. within hours, and probably have a drastic effect on the global climate for years. However, given that there is little or nothing that humans can do to prevent such natural calamities, including things like an asteroid hitting the planet, there is little to be gained by worrying about such an event...if it happens, it happens.
 
I agree with Don and Haunted, I don't actively monitor Yellowstone or worry about it too much, just hope it doesn't blow or we're all screwed.
 

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