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Originally Posted by KarmaContestant
Back in 1996/1997, whenever it was that Life magazine went out of print, they had an article in one of their last issues about Yellowstone errupting. Apparently, according to the article, geologists had determined that there is major volcanic activity there almost every 30 thousand years, and that a major eruption was due in the near future. The writers of the report claimed that the entirety of the park is the capstone of a massive underground volcano....bigger than any above-ground volcano anywhere else on Earth, and that when it blows, it will be heard as far as Madagascar, and that two-thirds of the US, and parts of western Canada would be covered in as much as two feet of ash.
Personally, I think this is rather exciting.  |
personally, I think it is rather SCARY!
as for the Yellowstone article, I am going by what a Yellowstone Park Ranger told my brother based on his daily patrols of the area. The trees at one end are dying because the magma is moving upward and making the ground too hot for the roots. the lake is tipping at a measurable level which is also scary so, even though your article seems to pooh pooh the prospect, there is much more evidence to suggest that the danger is even more compelling than people realise. All I know is anything that makes Krakatoa look like childs play scares the bejeebers outa me
