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Posted: 10/12/2017 3:29:06 PM EDT
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/10/12/yellowstone-supervolcano-could-blow-faster-than-thought-destroy-all-mankind.html
Yellowstone supervolcano could blow faster than thought, destroy all of mankind. According to National Geographic, the researchers, Hannah Shamloo and Christy Till, analyzed minerals in fossilized ash from the most recent eruption. What they discovered surprised them – the changes in temperature and composition only took a few decades, much faster than the centuries previously thought. “We expected that there might be processes happening over thousands of years preceding the eruption,” said Till said in an interview with the New York Times. The supervolcano last erupted about 630,000 years ago, according to National Geographic. Prior to that, it was 1.3 million years ago, per a report from ZME Science. If another eruption were to take place, the researchers found that the supervolcano would spare almost nothing in its wrath. It would shoot 2,500 times more material than Mount St. Helen did in 1980 and could cover most of the continguous U.S. in ash, possibly putting the planet into a volcanic winter. The new discovery, which was presented in August after a previous version of the study, comes after another study in 2011 which found the magma reservoir in Yellowstone has moved considerably, gaining about 10 inches in seven years. "It's an extraordinary uplift, because it covers such a large area and the rates are so high," the University of Utah's Bob Smith, an expert in Yellowstone volcanism, told National Geographic six years ago. Despite the concerns about an eruption happening relatively soon, Shamloo told The Times that more research needed to be done before a definite conclusion could be drawn. In June, the supervolcano was hit with more than 400 earthquakes in one week, though researchers cautioned it was nothing nothing to be alarmed about. For its part, NASA is working on a way to prevent the supervolcano from destroying mankind, including trying to cool the magma before it spills over. |
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Oh hell, better stock up on more booze, it might be a long one
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Some how some way there are lefties blaming me and my Dodge truck for this.
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What if global warming is just all of that magma rising to the surface?
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Maybe the "FRACers" can save us. Setup a hydroelectric generator aways away, directional drill until you get to the hot part, use that for steam etc. PROFIT!
That lets off pressure and saves the world! |
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"an expert in Yellowstone volcanism" they didn't offer this class at my College.
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At this point the only way to stop the eruption is to institute a volcano tax.
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Some how some way there are lefties blaming me and my Dodge truck for this. View Quote |
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We must drill pressure relief holes now!!!
Roughnecks they are paying triple! Hop to it! |
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Despite the concerns about an eruption happening relatively soon, Shamloo told The Times that more research needed to be done before a definite conclusion could be drawn. View Quote |
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Masterbation material for all you basement dwellers
Working on PhD, needs $$$$ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-shamloo-7a874797/ Christy Till www.christytill.com This super eruption is a job for |
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1. Attach a massive pipe
2. Aim at North Korea 3. Wait 1000 years 4. ??????? 5. Profit |
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Well you all wanted to know what the quiet before the storm was all about.
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Sounds like someone is running low on grant money. It has been "overdue" for an eruption for quite sometime according to the dirt nerds. Now it's going to erupt sooner than expected?
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Yup. We need more money so we don’t have to get a real job.
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Hopefully in 2024 right after Hillary steals the election, it will be like God saying NOOOOOOOOO!
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So should I start drinking the good whiskey first ? View Quote Beyond that, if I make it through, I have an extra jerry can of gas to work the leaf blower overtime and push all of the ash in to my neighbor's yard. |
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Can’t we just sell that part of the country back to the French and let them deal with it?
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All mankind? Bullshit View Quote Only the people inside the circle die in the first hour or two. The rest of the planet gets to slowly die over time. This could all happen tomorrow... or in 87,000 years from now. They have NO idea, even if they say they do. |
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Hmm I'd be too far from the eruption to die right away. http://weknowmemes.com/generator/uploads/generated/g1358399788748808005.jpg View Quote |
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after another study in 2011 which found the magma reservoir in Yellowstone has moved considerably, gaining about 10 inches in seven years. fter another study in 2011 which found the magma reservoir in Yellowstone has moved considerably, gaining about 10 inches in seven years. View Quote Is this important? |
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we should send, um a
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