RE: Will Yellowstone erupt?
April 9, 2014 at 6:27 pm
(This post was last modified: April 9, 2014 at 6:48 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(April 9, 2014 at 5:45 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I'll keep an eye on the northern horizon and if it lights up I'll shit my pants and try to get the word out.
If it is a resurgent caldera eruption then what you would likely see won't be northern horizon lighting up. Instead it would be northern horizon darkening as the ash cloud blots out the sun and smother everything in its path.
As you contemplate your imminent entombment you would also likely hear the sound of volcano eruption no matter where you are. The noise of resurgent caldrea eruption is likely so laud it can be heard anywhere on earth.
(April 9, 2014 at 6:07 pm)ManMachine Wrote:(April 9, 2014 at 4:34 am)Phatt Matt s Wrote: Will it happen in our lifetime?
I think the San Andreas Fault will slip before ole Yeller pops.
MM
Yellowstone is not the only such mega-volcano on earth, you know. There are about 20 other volcanic centers that have the history of staging, and the potential to stage, eruptions comparable to the largest eruptions ever seen in Yellowstone. In fact, two of them are in the lower 48 states.
To further despair Min, both of these other megavolcanos in united states are closer to where he lives than Yellowstone. One is in california, near Yosemite National Park, the other is in New Mexico, near Los Alamos national laboratory. He is surrounded on 3 sides by megavolcanos.
