Geologists: Yellowstone supervolcano could blow faster than thought, destroy all of mankind

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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.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:31:16 PM EDT

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Can't wait

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:31:18 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/12/2017 3:32:56 PM EDT

[#3]

Use all that heat to generate electricity. Profit.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:33:42 PM EDT

[#4]

Hmm I'd be too far from the eruption to die right away.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:33:52 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/12/2017 3:34:13 PM EDT

[#6]

Well, we've got that going for us. Which is nice.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:35:26 PM EDT

[#7]

Oh hell, better stock up on more booze, it might be a long one

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:35:37 PM EDT

[#8]

Some how some way there are lefties blaming me and my Dodge truck for this.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:35:53 PM EDT

[#9]

So should I start drinking the good whiskey first ?

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:36:19 PM EDT

[#10]

What if global warming is just all of that magma rising to the surface?

philosoraptor.jpg

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:38:06 PM EDT

[#11]

That will be a show!

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:38:20 PM EDT

[#12]

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!

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:39:24 PM EDT

[#13]

This is our big chance to be Warriors of the Wasteland

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:39:55 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/12/2017 3:40:54 PM EDT

[#15]

did i make it in time?

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:41:07 PM EDT

[#16]

"an expert in Yellowstone volcanism" they didn't offer this class at my College.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:41:13 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/12/2017 3:41:50 PM EDT

[#18]

At this point the only way to stop the eruption is to institute a volcano tax.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:42:27 PM EDT

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Well, you must have voted for Trump and he took us out of the Paris Accords which obviously is causing this to happen. So ergo, it's your fault for electing Trump. And your truck is at fault for not breaking down when you needed to drive it to the polls to vote for Trump.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:42:36 PM EDT

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Can we move that down and a little to the left?

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:43:04 PM EDT

[#21]

We must drill pressure relief holes now!!!

Roughnecks they are paying triple! Hop to it!

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:43:27 PM EDT

[#22]

Well, fuck it all then...

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:43:43 PM EDT

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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.

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Translation: “We want more funding.”

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:44:07 PM EDT

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For the children

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:44:26 PM EDT

[#25]

The last sentence in the OP is quite laughable.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:45:20 PM EDT

[#26]

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

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:45:53 PM EDT

[#27]

Fellas, it's been good to know ya.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:46:11 PM EDT

[#28]

so global warming would be solved?

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:47:07 PM EDT

[#29]

1. Attach a massive pipe
2. Aim at North Korea
3. Wait 1000 years
4. ???????
5. Profit

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:47:43 PM EDT

[#30]

All mankind?

Bullshit

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:48:28 PM EDT

[#31]

Well you all wanted to know what the quiet before the storm was all about.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:50:26 PM EDT

[#32]

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?

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:52:06 PM EDT

[#33]

Well good thing the aliens are ON our side!!

UFO's stopping erection

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:53:11 PM EDT

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Why is it that liberal CA and NY are spared in that map?

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:54:17 PM EDT

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Yup. We need more money so we don’t have to get a real job.

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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.

Translation: “We want more funding.”

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:54:42 PM EDT

[#36]

Hopefully in 2024 right after Hillary steals the election, it will be like God saying NOOOOOOOOO!

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:54:56 PM EDT

[#37]

need to see obligatory pics of said researchers...

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:56:08 PM EDT

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Damn right. Everyone within the blast radius should get dibs on a bottle of Pappy at wholesale to keep around for the eruption.

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.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:57:21 PM EDT

[#39]

Can’t we just sell that part of the country back to the French and let them deal with it?

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:57:44 PM EDT

[#40]

Fuck that, I like cable, internet and booze. And boobs.

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:57:59 PM EDT

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We must burn waste oil and tires, to appease Gaiaia

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:58:14 PM EDT

[#42]

This time for realz?

Posted: 10/12/2017 3:58:51 PM EDT

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Bullshit

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You might want to google what a volcanic winter is. Granted, Yellowstone could just burp, and only Jackson Hole gets taken out.... but if it completely lets loose??

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.

Posted: 10/12/2017 4:00:21 PM EDT

[#44]

I guess I'll pass on the Prius

Posted: 10/12/2017 4:00:26 PM EDT

[#45]

It's been nice knowing you guys.

Posted: 10/12/2017 4:01:24 PM EDT

[#46]

We should nuke it before it blows. Preemptively

Posted: 10/12/2017 4:01:50 PM EDT

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Hmm I'd be too far from the eruption to die right away.

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Looks like I'm going to get about 3mm of ash. I've got plenty of N95 masks from the Bird Flu scare, but I need to tell my son to stop throwing away all the swim goggles he finds.

Posted: 10/12/2017 4:03:08 PM EDT

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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.

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