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Topic: Supervolcano in Yellowstone is going to Explode? - page 2. (Read 1548 times)

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But the chances of it erupting soon are unlikely.

“The chance of that happening in our lifetimes is exceedingly insignificant,” said Peter Cervelli, associate director for science and technology at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Volcano Science Center in California.

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One theory is that eruptions happen every 700,000 years ago, but Smith said more data is needed to back that theory up.

“If we were to have another big eruption, it would affect a large area, on the order of several states,” Smith said. “But, as I said, that probability is very, very, very, very small. In my calculations, it’s .0001 percent.”

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I am not sure it is the giant threat we are led to believe. Man has never witnessed such an event. Shouting the words super volcano does make politicians more likely to fund research studies on it.

Volcanoes are real threat to mankind. Read the history, how many got killed from a volcano eruption and its effects. How much more if a super volcano erupts which 100 - 300 times more powerful, can you imagine how many got killed and the destruction it cause?
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I am not sure it is the giant threat we are led to believe. Man has never witnessed such an event. Shouting the words super volcano does make politicians more likely to fund research studies on it.
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I've heard of this apparently the roads are already starting to melt
Because the ground is hot as heck and they are closing the park and area around it so if it does explode it will be a mount saint helens event.

The last supervolcano to erupt at Yellowstone was 640,000 years ago, and this one could spew magma more than 240 cubic miles across the surrounding land.

“The chance of that happening in our lifetimes is exceedingly insignificant,” said Peter Cervelli, associate director for science and technology at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Volcano Science Center in California.

The park goes through temperature fluctuation from the underground thermal activity, but it seems to be getting worse.

Still it looks like it won't boom yet at least.

One from Wired
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/how-to-keep-things-hot-at-yellowstone-and-katla-volcanoes-just-add-water/
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