I cannot picture anything at this scale happening in my lifetime. It's just too surreal for me to actually fathom. I'm not saying it won't happen, just saying that it's odd to picture.
I keep thinking about how it must have felt for people to witness Krakatoa's (?) eruption.
[QUOTE=-Ben_Wolfe-;27733714]I keep thinking about how it must have felt for people to witness Krakatoa's (?) eruption.[/QUOTE]
People at the other side of the world could feel the consequences in that one: the sound of the explosion could be heard 8000 kilometers far away, the island was literally destroyed and volcanic ashes and other side effects (Odd-coloured dusk lights during a few days) reached even London (Krakatoa volcano was located on Indonesia)
i dont believe the explosion is gonna effect the whole planet
Then isn't it possible to blow a nuke right over where the ash is lingering in space? Wouldn't that disperse the ash enough so that it wouldn't be too bad?
[QUOTE=>VLN<;27734560]Then isn't it possible to blow a nuke right over where the ash is lingering in space? Wouldn't that disperse the ash enough so that it wouldn't be too bad?[/QUOTE]
scientist are afraid of detonating nukes in space i think
[QUOTE=Jorori;27734137]People at the other side of the world could feel the consequences in that one: the sound of the explosion could be heard 8000 kilometers far away, the island was literally destroyed and volcanic ashes and other side effects (Odd-coloured dusk lights during a few days) reached even London (Krakatoa volcano was located on Indonesia)[/QUOTE]
Exactly my point.
[QUOTE=>VLN<;27734560]Then isn't it possible to blow a nuke right over where the ash is lingering in space? Wouldn't that disperse the ash enough so that it wouldn't be too bad?[/QUOTE]
Even if it disperses the ashes, the ashes are still in the atmosphere so they still cause problems. A large enough nuke would probably be able to reduce the ashes, but the Tsar bomba had a shockwave strong enough to be felt on it's third pass around the earth, and we'd need one bugger than that (needless to say it would fuck shit up worse than the volcano). Also the radiation would cause even more problems than the ash, even if we reduced the ashes we'd only replace one problem with another (worse) one.
Its nice to know that I live only a few miles from something that can destroy a country
I live in norway, nothing will change
[QUOTE=moffe;27735293]I live in norway, nothing will change[/QUOTE]
Uh, if this volcano goes off, all life on earth will feel it. the lack of food supplies will hit you within a month. People don't seem to take this very seriously, but the volcano is incredibly large and incredibly dangerous, if it blows, all life on earth is in some pretty deep shit. If we, as people want to survive, we need to start building hydroponic grow houses and replace farms, we just won't have enough food otherwise.
One step closer to my dream of becoming an ashlands bandit.
Why haven't they made a proper film about this yet? 2012 had it a bit (shittily) and there was the TV movie but come on, it would be damn cool
[QUOTE=smurfy;27737271]Why haven't they made a proper film about this yet? 2012 had it a bit (shittily) and there was the TV movie but come on, it would be damn cool[/QUOTE]
It would only be good if the creators focused on the realistic impact on the world and not if <main character> and their loved ones get away alive or head to futuristic Arks or something. Basically, if they went away from the Hollywoodisms that bring down movies like Twister, Volcano, Dante's Peak, or what ever else.
Asa geology major I need to stress that when geologists say soon we don't mean in the next year, we mean the next 50 or 100 years. DO not go buying hydroponics equipment and building a bunker.
This is like when i was a kid and the geologists where down near southern California mountain when its magma levels where in question, there is the possibility that you could have a eruption but it wont be tomorrow or next month.
You people need to relax, Yellowstone will blow up eventually, that is a 100% situation, however it very well may not go all at once or even in a big way.
Also this is a good time to point out this is why when funding for USGS comes up call your congress men and women!
EDIT: While we are talking doomsday situations the Atlantic coast will start subducting soon and we have no idea where it will do so first, France and the UK or the East coast of america!!
[editline]30th January 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=-Ben_Wolfe-;27738149]It would only be good if the creators focused on the realistic impact on the world and not if <main character> and their loved ones get away alive or head to futuristic Arks or something. Basically, if they went away from the Hollywoodisms that bring down movies like Twister, Volcano, Dante's Peak, or what ever else.[/QUOTE]
Twister was actually a great movie and was not about the tornado to begin with, it was about her.
[QUOTE=Bluesummers;27738152]Asa geology major I need to stress that when geologists say soon we don't mean in the next year, we mean the next 50 or 100 years. DO not go buying hydroponics equipment and building a bunker.
This is like when i was a kid and the geologists where down near southern California mountain when its magma levels where in question, there is the possibility that you could have a eruption but it wont be tomorrow or next month.
You people need to relax, Yellowstone will blow up eventually, that is a 100% situation, however it very well may not go all at once or even in a big way.
Also this is a good time to point out this is why when funding for USGS comes up call your congress men and women!
EDIT: While we are talking doomsday situations the Atlantic coast will start subducting soon and we have no idea where it will do so first, France and the UK or the East coast of america!!
[editline]30th January 2011[/editline]
Twister was actually a great movie and was not about the tornado to begin with, it was about her.[/QUOTE]
You're totally right about it not being soon, but it will happen, so we should prepare at some point soon.
[QUOTE=Bluesummers;27738152][editline]30th January 2011[/editline]
Twister was actually a great movie and was not about the tornado to begin with, it was about her.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't say 'great', fun to watch, maybe.
[QUOTE=smurfy;27737271]Why haven't they made a proper film about this yet? 2012 had it a bit (shittily) and there was the TV movie but come on, it would be damn cool[/QUOTE]
They did. its called when yellowstone erupts.
[QUOTE=Matrix374;27734401]i dont believe the explosion is gonna effect the whole planet[/QUOTE]
I...what?
[QUOTE=Matrix374;27734401]i dont believe the explosion is gonna effect the whole planet[/QUOTE]
Why is this?
Finally, living in Delaware is useful for something.
So it looks like if it goes off I will be the first to know. I hope I can make a thread about it before I get blown away.
I call dibs on Finland and New Zealand after everyone else dies.
[QUOTE=imasillypiggy;27740036]So it looks like if it goes off I will be the first to know. I hope I can make a thread about it before I get blown away.[/QUOTE]
i'm not sure if most websites would be up for very long if yellowstone erupted
[QUOTE=Source;27732728]see here's the thing the world is already starting to get quite populated as it is with breathing room becoming less and less, so imagine what happens when a fuck load of populated land just gets wrecked and that population has to be moved........also not forgetting the fact that even more area will be covered with a toxic atmosphere for quite some time after the blast.[/QUOTE]
Dumbass the only population that would require moving would be american and canadian populations and there won't be any populations on most of that entire continent after the eruption.
This shit is serious. I don't care where you live, an explosion of this magnitude [B]will[/B] affect you. I don't really care, I'm pretty mellow when it comes to natural forces neither I nor anybody else can control. Why worry?
[QUOTE=Firo;27747089]This shit is serious. I don't care where you live, an explosion of this magnitude [B]will[/B] affect you. I don't really care, I'm pretty mellow when it comes to natural forces neither I nor anybody else can control. Why worry?[/QUOTE]
Most of us enjoy living a comfortable live and not struggling to survive sucking in cancerous ash that will turn to cement in our lungs.
Just sayin'
[QUOTE=bravehat;27747142]Most of us enjoy living a comfortable live and not struggling to survive sucking in cancerous ash that will turn to cement in our lungs.
Just sayin'[/QUOTE]
Well I live in East Tennessee so this would hit me pretty quickly, especially considering that weather systems always travel west to east here so I wouldn't survive long no matter what I do.
Tennessee?
Shit, what strange brown petrol based "whiskey" will I drink now damn it!!
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