Yellowstone ERUPTION: Supervolcano under 'STRAIN’ - experts find magma chamber pressure

[azgreg]

I love it. I am a child of the 70s, and we had tons of disaster movies. They are now my favorite kind. End of the world scenarios are my absolute favorite.

Disaster movies are fun. My current favorite (subject to change at any time) is San Andreas. maybe it has something to do with Alexandra Daddario. :2razz:

 

[Superfly]

Not to be pedantic...oh, who am I kidding, I'm totally going to be pedantic...but wrestling is real. It just depends on which part of it you're talking about.

https://www.theringer.com/2016/8/25...s-fake-but-the-injuries-are-real-bfe302c3d0eb

Not this kind:

 

[Superfly]

Disaster movies are fun. My current favorite (subject to change at any time) is San Andreas. maybe it has something to do with Alexandra Daddario. :2razz:

Is she the one who plays the daughter? She's absolutely gorgeous. Prettiest eyes I think I've seen.

 

[Superfly]

And just think. The whole time you are there you can wonder...now? Or....now? Wait, I'm going to bed so ....now? This is some good bacon...now?

:lol: Eat a second helping of bacon. Hell, eat a breakfast of nothing but bacon.

You never know when the big one might be coming, after all. And if the volcano doesn't erupt, your arteries will.

 

[danarhea]

The Cascadia subduction faults are far more worrisome. While this "super volcano" has incredible destructive potential, we're nowhere near being in a danger zone because of it. If we were, we'd be seeing substantial seismic and volcanological effects (this is from a friend of mine who is one of the BLM's top geologists). The Cascadia faults, on the other hand could literally go at any minute. Micro-seismic events (basically the Earth's crust cracking) are happening at an increasing rate and we are WAY past due for a major shift.

Yup, this is the one that could completely wipe out Seattle with a giant tsunami. Japan's tsunami with it's hit on Fukushima would be small compared to this. Oh, and this tsunami would hit Japan too, as well as Hawaii, and even Australia.

 

[trblmkr]

As someone who spent much of their young life out west, the parks are something worth visiting. That the pictures you see do not do justice to the grandeur and great scale of the sights. Standing on half dome or the north rim cannot be reduced to a selfie. You really do have to be there. And I highly recommend that you try. I also recommend the top of the leaning tower of pizza, but you can't do that anymore. Times a wastin'.

 

[Cardinal]

Disaster movies are fun. My current favorite (subject to change at any time) is San Andreas. maybe it has something to do with Alexandra Daddario. :2razz:

I like disaster movies too, but the formula is a tad predictable. Hero Scientist discovers alarming trend in rise of [Pick one: radiation, solar flares, earthquakes, meteors, monsters, volcanos]. Cut to scene indicating strained relations with Estranged Wife and daughter. Cut to scene of interior of Generic Military Control Center confirming alarming trend in [Pick one: radiation, solar flares, earthquakes, meteors, monsters, volcanos]. Cut to scene of Hero Scientist in fight with Estranged Wife and her New Boyfriend. Hero Scientist's bitch of a daughter calls him a loser. INSERT FIRST SCENE OF MASSIVE END-OF-WORLD CGI one hour into movie, just before audience grows bored and leaves the theater. Hero scientist flees with estranged wife and daughter. MORE MASSIVE END-OF-WORLD CGI. Hero scientist finds a way to save the world. MEGA-MASSIVE END-OF-WORLD CGI FINALE. Competing boyfriend dies, allowing Hero Scientist to reunite with Estranged Wife and daughter, even though this does not in any way solve any of the original reasons why they broke up in the first place. Credits.

 

[azgreg]

Is she the one who plays the daughter? She's absolutely gorgeous. Prettiest eyes I think I've seen.

These eyes? They are something else.

 

[Superfly]

I think she was in something else with The Rock. Can't remember what it was, though. Oh wait - Baywatch. Also there's a San Andreas 2 coming out, although I'm not quite sure what the story line will be. Can someone piece together the fault, and then let it shift apart again?

 

[trblmkr]

These eyes? They are something else.

I had something to say but my tongue is swelling up and I think I'm about to choke. An acceptable death. I die gazing upon this face.

Yeah, right. She is pretty, really pretty. But beauty is more than skin deep. I have known many beautiful women. And most of them were not this "pretty". But, they, were, beautiful.

 

[Linc]

Thanks! There are so many places we hope to visit out west.

Give yourself a month, seriously.One of our month-long trips went Mt. Rushmore, Rocky Mtn NP, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier, my wife's favorite.
Then long drive to western Washington--North Cascades, Olympic, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helen's and its gaping hole.
The sliver through Idaho to Washington is gorgeous.
Then down through Oregon and Mt. Hood and Crater Lake.
California with Redwoods, Yosemite, King's Canyon.

Then there's Grand Canyon on the way home. I strongly recommend one then head north to my latest love, UTAH.
Canyons in southern Utah like Zion, Bryce and the north rim of the Grand Canyon, hard to get to.

I'm currently into the Wasatch and High Uinta Mtns in Northern Utah with their new roads.
Back through Colorado is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison for starters.
The drive from Silverton to Ouray is likened to the Alps.
I'll look for a good nps link.

Always underestimated are the drives through the National Forests.
Two-lane roads are in great shape with full emergency lanes.

Still further underestimated are the great people you will meet. Live the Dream ...

 

[Mircea]

If the Wyoming volcano were to erupt an estimated 87,000 people would be killed immediately and two-thirds of the USA would immediately be made uninhabitable.

Scary stuff!

That is factually incorrect.

Since the most recent giant caldera-forming eruption, 640,000 years ago, approximately 80 relatively nonexplosive eruptions have occurred. Of these eruptions, at least 27 were rhyolite lava flows in the caldera, 13 were rhyolite lava flows outside the caldera and 40 were basalt vents outside the caldera. Some of the eruptions were approximately the size of the devastating 1991 Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines, and several were much larger. The most recent volcanic eruption at Yellowstone, a lava flow on the Pitchstone Plateau, occurred 70,000 years ago.

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/yellowstone_sub_page_54.html

Not every volcanic eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera is violent in nature.

I always heard that, regarding the movie 2012, after December 21, 2012, the movie 2012 will either be considered a comedy or a documentary. :lol:

The movie truly sucked and it was the most scientifically inaccurate film ever made.

 

[Superfly]

Give yourself a month, seriously.One of our month-long trips went Mt. Rushmore, Rocky Mtn NP, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier, my wife's favorite.
Then long drive to western Washington--North Cascades, Olympic, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helen's and its gaping hole.
The sliver through Idaho to Washington is gorgeous.
Then down through Oregon and Mt. Hood and Crater Lake.
California with Redwoods, Yosemite, King's Canyon.

Then there's Grand Canyon on the way home. I strongly recommend one then head north to my latest love, UTAH.
Canyons in southern Utah like Zion, Bryce and the north rim of the Grand Canyon, hard to get to.

I'm currently into the Wasatch and High Uinta Mtns in Northern Utah with their new roads.
Back through Colorado is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison for starters.
The drive from Silverton to Ouray is likened to the Alps.
I'll look for a good nps link.

Always underestimated are the drives through the National Forests.
Two-lane roads are in great shape with full emergency lanes.

Still further underestimated are the great people you will meet. Live the Dream ...

You've mentioned a lot of places we want to go. We are on the southern half of the country, so we will probably take I-10 out west, and hit the Grand Canyon, etc, first, and then work our way up, heading home across the northern half. So many places to go. We thought a month might be good, and then come home and take a rest. Thanks!

 

[Superfly]

The movie truly sucked and it was the most scientifically inaccurate film ever made.

Thanks for your opinion, although I'm not sure I asked for it.

Unlike some people, I have the ability to suspend belief for a couple of hours, to enjoy a silly popcorn flick. I don't usually go into a disaster flick looking for scientific accuracy, anyway. If I want that, I'll grab a lecture somewhere on campus.

 

[Winchester]

Scary stuff!

I'm one of the lucky ones in the 87,000 people zone. :lol:

 

[Mr Person]

I'm one of the lucky ones in the 87,000 people zone. :lol:

Right?

You spend your life toiling and the last thing you need to deal with is a global apocalypse......

 

[Superfly]

As someone who spent much of their young life out west, the parks are something worth visiting. That the pictures you see do not do justice to the grandeur and great scale of the sights. Standing on half dome or the north rim cannot be reduced to a selfie. You really do have to be there. And I highly recommend that you try. I also recommend the top of the leaning tower of pizza, but you can't do that anymore. Times a wastin'.

Yeah, we are trading in the car in the next few weeks, and I think we may head out in May.

 

[RAMOSS]

There's nothing we can do to stop it.

There's nothing we can do to cause it.

It's not likely to happen any time soon.

Thus, there's no reason to spend even a second worrying about it.

BBC - Future - Nasa?s ambitious plan to save Earth from a supervolcano

 

[Dennis]

Give yourself a month, seriously.One of our month-long trips went Mt. Rushmore, Rocky Mtn NP, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier, my wife's favorite.
Then long drive to western Washington--North Cascades, Olympic, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helen's and its gaping hole.
The sliver through Idaho to Washington is gorgeous.
Then down through Oregon and Mt. Hood and Crater Lake.
California with Redwoods, Yosemite, King's Canyon.

Then there's Grand Canyon on the way home. I strongly recommend one then head north to my latest love, UTAH.
Canyons in southern Utah like Zion, Bryce and the north rim of the Grand Canyon, hard to get to.

I'm currently into the Wasatch and High Uinta Mtns in Northern Utah with their new roads.
Back through Colorado is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison for starters.
The drive from Silverton to Ouray is likened to the Alps.
I'll look for a good nps link.

Always underestimated are the drives through the National Forests.
Two-lane roads are in great shape with full emergency lanes.

Still further underestimated are the great people you will meet. Live the Dream ...

My wife and I are also wanting to do a trip out West. Could you go into more input on your favorite areas. We would like to go to Telluride, the Redwoods, Yosemite, up the California coastline, Glacier, and Yellowstone all in one trip. We are from the Iowa. Which route would you go, or areas you would skip going to?

 

[Winchester]

Yeah, we are trading in the car in the next few weeks, and I think we may head out in May.

If you end up going to Yellowstone in your travels, lemme know.

 

[jmotivator]

The article also says:


However, they add “these findings are no cause for alarm”, and these measurements are consistent for a volcano which has been building up for close to a million years. The Yellowstone Caldera supervolcano last erupted 700,000 years ago but experts say it should blow every one million years or so.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...no-Supervolcano-STRAIN-magma-chamber-pressure





But, wait a sec. Are we suddenly trusting scientists who spend their careers in a given field again?

Yeah, I read somewhere that the ground has been bulging upwards by several inches a year, which sounds terrifying in geological terms, but the belief is that it would need to bulge upward another mile and a half before the earthen cap would crack open.

 

[Superfly]

If you end up going to Yellowstone in your travels, lemme know.

That is part of the plan! It will be on the trip home.

 

[Roadvirus]

Except that it would take out a bunch of red states (and Colorado)

The explosion might, but it would devestate the entire country, plus Canada. And it would economically destroy the world.

 

[Mircea]

Thanks for your opinion, although I'm not sure I asked for it.

Unlike some people, I have the ability to suspend belief for a couple of hours, to enjoy a silly popcorn flick. I don't usually go into a disaster flick looking for scientific accuracy, anyway. If I want that, I'll grab a lecture somewhere on campus.

Unfortunately, a great many people accept Hollywood nonsense as the gospel truth.

 

[Superfly]

Unfortunately, a great many people accept Hollywood nonsense as the gospel truth.

That would not be me.