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December 30, 2008

I've seen this on the Discovery Channel, I know how this ends

So. It appears that there are earthquake storms going on under Yellowstone

For those of you not as deeply steeped in Discovery Channel disaster shows as I, let me sum up. Yellowstone is actually the mouth of a giant volcano that tends to go BOOOOOOM every 600,000 years or so and, pretty much, kill all life on Earth. The last explosion? Ohhh, about 625,000 years or so. Booooooooom.

While I really don't want to live through the ensuing Zombie Apocalypse when Yellowstone does blow (where would I find heels), I will say there's a part of me that loves this. Not just for the death and destruction but for pointing out that human beings are wee little ants who can do nothing compared to the power of Gaia.

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1 All that ash spewing into the air would cause one helluva global winter. The hippies will be WISHING we'd caused climate change at that point.

I really kinda hope it doesn't blow, as I have relatives right there. Not that it would make much of a difference, but if it's just a small big disaster, I'd like them to remain unscathed.

Posted by: Alice H at December 30, 2008 08:33 PM (jRtPb)

2 OK, whose turn was it to throw the virgin into the damn thing this year? When it comes to supervolcanoes, "I forgot" or "Oops, she's not a virgin anymore" just aren't sufficient excuses.

Posted by: Hermit Dave at December 30, 2008 08:58 PM (WhFvm)

3 So a mistake of 0.1% here could move the event 600 years sooner or later or plus or minus 30 or 40 virgins?

Posted by: snaggletoothie at December 31, 2008 03:23 AM (9m+gW)

4 So a mistake of 0.1% here could move the event 600 years sooner or later or plus or minus 30 or 40 virgins?

I'm sorry, there's no math on this blog.

Posted by: alexthechick at December 31, 2008 09:13 AM (SHHaV)

5 Every 600,000 years? Hmm..

So that number was determined how? Oh.. because they found a sealed chamber that was reopened that has it etched in rock that 625,000 years ago this happened, and 600,000 years before that, and before that and before that.

Okay, then I will believe there is a pattern and a predictability to it.

Otherwise.. it's another "world is ending cult" like global warming.

There are some real wackjobs in this world.

Posted by: McHub532 at December 31, 2008 09:40 AM (lduP/)

6 The number is admittedly inexact but there is solid evidence that a rather incredible explosion happened there between 500,000 and 700,000 years ago. Go to the Craters of the Moon in Idaho to see what happened last time.

Do I think it'll happen in our lifetime? Nah, I'm not lucky enough to live in exciting times. (I mean, who doesn't want to run around Mad-Max style killing bondage freaks named Humongus or whatever.) Do I think, if it did go off, it would be the end of the world? Nah. It would certainly suck, particularly for the United States but it wouldn't be the end of the world by any stretch.

I hope, if there is something to these tremors, that the USGS gets the people out of there earlier rather than later.

Posted by: Moron Pundit at December 31, 2008 10:06 AM (83gRI)

"I mean, who doesn't want to run around killing bondage freaks like Humongus"

I'm gonna go have to say, "Alex".

Posted by: Veeshir at December 31, 2008 10:38 AM (ThMnZ)

8 Um, about that NASA Mars expedition, you know... could we, um, look into it, errr a bit more, you know... whatever. I'm willing to hail my own cab ride to the Cape, you know.

Posted by: Princess Caroline at January 02, 2009 12:09 AM (8V5Ut)

As I have said from the beginning, I'm totally willing to negotiate with any megavolcano without pre-conditions, in order to overcome the negativity that has taken hold about America in caldera around the world. Even though we only have one President at a time, after the 20th I'm sure the climate for negotiating will be much more nuanced. If we can offer up a sacrifice before then to show good faith, I'm sure we can select someone from under my bus - it's well-stocked.

Posted by: The One at January 02, 2009 12:22 AM (8V5Ut)

10 Volcanic eruptions are easy to date. Just measure the age of the lava or ash. Yellowstone has erupted many times in the last several million years. The average time between eruptions is about 600,000 years.

Posted by: eman at January 02, 2009 12:56 AM (9jESx)

11 Mama Gaia is just experiencing a little New Year's indigestion and bloating, is all.

http://www.seis.utah.edu/req2webdir/recenteqs/Maps/Yellowstone_full.html

Posted by: Fritz at January 02, 2009 02:36 AM (3Bqev)

12 Big deal. These earthquake swarms happen every year or so. The locations vary, and are sometimes well outside what is considered the caldera boundary. (Like near West Yellowstone or down in the Bechler region.) They last for while, then quit as suddenly as they started. If they occur close enough to a thermal area, they may cause minor changes in some of the individual features there. The big story here is that people with no knowledge of the history or dynamics of a place a willing to jump to a sensationalistic conclusion.

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at January 02, 2009 10:16 AM (9p0nw)

13 These boots are made for running!

Posted by: sickinmass at January 02, 2009 12:10 PM (/i4dU)

14 "Volcanic eruptions are easy to date." Oh, please! I went out with one a few times several years ago. Not an experience I'm eager to repeat, let me tell you! Explosive temper, smelled awful, tended to make an ash of herself in public...

Posted by: Mr. Right at January 02, 2009 12:54 PM (+1Q/0)

If Yellowstone blows, it will bury the Western US in volcanic ash. It would be a catastrophe. It would mess up the Super Bowl. It would steal focus from President-elect Chicago H. Jesus.

It would make an awesome mini-series.

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