Lots of seismic activity in Yellowstone in the last week

[Displaced Flames fan]

http://www.time.com/time/health/arti...0.html?cnn=yes

[Montana Moe]

If the Yellowstone Caldera blew, I'd probably survive long enough to turn around and say "Holy S..."

[onetwo_threefour]

Hot mud shower anyone?

[mrdeeds]

Could this be the end of the world as we know it?

[keratosis]

Originally Posted by mrdeeds

Could this be the end of the world as we know it?

Yes

[MRCboicgy]

On a side note: did anyone see "Christmas in Yellowstone" on PBS a couple of weeks ago? That's was a really great Nature show (click some of the vid links)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episo...oduction/4292/

Also, it's too bad it's winter, because I bet it makes it hard to monitor the animals. I'd wager that if it were to blow, the packs of wolves and herds of elk, etc would be behaving abnormally, or at least trying their best to get out of Dodge.

[CaptainCrunch]

We're boned

[Joborule]

I wonder whats gonna kill us first. This, or the black hole generator.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Joborule

I wonder whats gonna kill us first. This, or the black hole generator.

maybe the Hadron particle accelerator will create a mini black hole that sucks in Yellowstone and saves humanity

[rubecube]

And you all said I was crazy for leaving the mainland!

[T@T]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

We're boned

Fortunately scientists predict we in Alberta wouldn't feel the effects right away...It may get a little cold for a few years though. I guess this would be natures way of controlling global warming.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Sheesh, Moe wouldn't have to run all that far to avoid massive ash fall.

My hometown would be spared, unlike Mt. St. Helens in 1980.

[newts]

This guy has been giving regular updates and has been talking to several experts:

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-...no-update.html

[STeeLy]

Originally Posted by mrdeeds

Could this be the end of the world as we know it?

yup, and I feel fine.

[mrdeeds]

Originally Posted by STeeLy

yup, and I feel fine.

That's what I was waitin fo.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Lenny Bruce is not afraid.

[chris lindberg]

Here is the link from the closed thread, how long would the planet be in darkness if this were to be a major eruption?
Edit: after watching the The History Channel video, the answer to my question is 6 years.

"I am advising all State officials around Yellowstone National Park for a potential State of Emergency. In the last week over 252 earthquakes have been observed by the USGS. We have a 3D view on the movement of magma rising underground. We have all of the pre warning signs of a major eruption from a super volcano. - I want everyone to leave Yellowstone National Park and for 200 miles around the volcano caldera."

http://www.worldwidewaterplan.com/yellowstone.htm

[Caged Great]

Probably 2 months. I would take 5 years to recover

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by chris lindberg

Here is the link from the closed thread, how long would the planet be in darkness if this were to be a major eruption?
Edit: after watching the The History Channel video, the answer to my question is 6 years.

http://www.worldwidewaterplan.com/yellowstone.htm

And that's obviously either a false statement or one made by someone who has no idea what they are talking about.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

I'd rather be in the impact zone than outside of it. To live in supervolcano erupted world is a very slow death for majority of us. If the ash rains don't kill you, then the neverending winters might.