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    Supervolcano eruption imminent?

    296 Earthquakes Near The Yellowstone Supervolcano Within The Last 7 Days

    Crikey, that's all we need at a time like this - Half the US covered in a twelve foot deep blanket of ash!



    I would like to try to describe for you what a full-blown eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano would mean for this country.

    Hundreds of cubic miles of ash, rock and lava would be blasted into the atmosphere, and this would likely plunge much of the northern hemisphere into several days of complete darkness. Virtually everything within 100 miles of Yellowstone would be immediately killed, but a much more cruel fate would befall those that live in major cities outside of the immediate blast zone such as Salt Lake City and Denver.

    Hot volcanic ash, rock and dust would rain down on those cities literally for weeks. In the end, it would be extremely difficult for anyone living in those communities to survive. In fact, it has been estimated that 90 percent of all people living within 600 miles of Yellowstone would be killed.

    Experts project that such an eruption would dump a layer of volcanic ash that is at least 10 feet deep up to 1,000 miles away, and approximately two-thirds of the United States would suddenly become uninhabitable. The volcanic ash would severely contaminate most of our water supplies, and growing food in the middle of the country would become next to impossible. ...
    Last edited by OwlHoot; 20 June 2017, 10:49.
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    #2
    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    296 Earthquakes Near The Yellowstone Supervolcano Within The Last 7 Days

    Crikey, that's all we need at a time like this - Half the US covered in a twelve foot deep blanket of ash!

    God is great. Tories out!
    What happens in General, stays in General.
    You know what they say about assumptions!

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      #3
      about time the board auto banned for links from zero hedge...

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        #4
        I was wondering what globally threatening scheme they were going to come up with next.

        Still got your stockpile of Tamiflu from last time?

        Long live the age of scaremongering.

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          #5
          "and this would likely plunge much of the northern hemisphere into several days of complete darkness. "

          Good. Could do with catching up on some sleep; bloody daylight at 4:30. Plus it might cool down a bit.
          Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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            #6
            Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
            296 Earthquakes Near The Yellowstone Supervolcano Within The Last 7 Days

            Crikey, that's all we need at a time like this - Half the US covered in a twelve foot deep blanket of ash!

            If it blasts, we are all doomed.

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              #7
              I've alway wondered what would happen if you nuked Yellowstone or the fault line through one of the Canaries to start a mega tsunami?
              What happens in General, stays in General.
              You know what they say about assumptions!

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                #8
                As of June 19, 464 events had been recorded. Most of these ranged in the magnitude of 0 to 1, with five less than zero, indicating they occurred at depths ranging from about 0 miles to about 9 miles. "This is the highest number of earthquakes at Yellowstone within a single week in the past five years, but is fewer than weekly counts during similar earthquakes swarms in 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010," scientists said.

                Yellowstone Supervolcano Hit by a Swarm of More Than 400 Earthquakes in One Week

                The probability of a large eruption at Yellowstone in the next year is currently calculated at one in 730,000.

                Put £400 on it happening?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  As of June 19, 464 events had been recorded. Most of these ranged in the magnitude of 0 to 1, with five less than zero, indicating they occurred at depths ranging from about 0 miles to about 9 miles. "This is the highest number of earthquakes at Yellowstone within a single week in the past five years, but is fewer than weekly counts during similar earthquakes swarms in 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010," scientists said.

                  Yellowstone Supervolcano Hit by a Swarm of More Than 400 Earthquakes in One Week

                  The probability of a large eruption at Yellowstone in the next year is currently calculated at one in 730,000.

                  Put £400 on it happening?
                  It's a dead cert.
                  What happens in General, stays in General.
                  You know what they say about assumptions!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
                    It's a dead cert.
                    Then you can use the profits to invest in sledges.

                    If it happens, having Trump in a position of serious power(at the moment his wings can be clipped) is quite scary.

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