Have you guys heard about the volcano underneath Yellowstone?

[Rick Lee]

I recently watched a documentary on the HUGE volcano underneath Yellowstone, which included some computer graphics of what a massive eruption would be like. It's
unf%ckingbelievable! It would make Mt. St. Helens look like a firecracker dud.

Also, I saw one on a volcano in the Azores, which, WHEN, not if, the side of the mountain falls into the Atlantic, would send a tsunami to the US east coast which would even dwarf the one that devastated Indonesia and Thailand two years ago.

I know there's nothing we can do about this stuff, but it makes you think. I've read a few of Carl Sagan's books, so I understand how small and insignificant we are and how temporary our stewardship of the planet is. But man.... this stuff is heavy!

[pwd72s]

You know nothing about Volcanos...you're not married. yet.

[BRPORSCHE]

Yup rick definitely volcanic activity under yellowstone np. To be honest it is actually three giant caldera's - massive magma chambers that have previously erupted and the ground above the chamber fill in the hole, i.e sink hole.

[tabs]

Not to mention the 3 sisters in WA and the Big One on the San Andreas...

[Noah930]

You've been watching too much TLC (or was it Discovery channel). They have a whole series on mega-natural disasters: supervolcanos, tornados, mega-tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. You watch that, and there's no place you want to live in the world.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Yet somehow there are those who thumb their noses at the most urgent and immediate threat to our species - global climate change due to overpopulation, pollution and unsustainable practices. Ironic, no?

[masraum]

Don't forget the mega volcano that's under the Loch Ness in Scotland

[widebody911]

Originally posted by tabs
Not to mention the 3 sisters in WA and the Big One on the San Andreas...

Yeah, I met that one on match.com (*shudder*)

[wludavid]

“The earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.”

--Robert Heinlein

[Rick Lee]

Originally posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Yet somehow there are those who thumb their noses at the most urgent and immediate threat to our species - global climate change due to overpopulation, pollution and unsustainable practices. Ironic, no?

Actually, I worry far less about global "warming" when I watch such shows. A mega volacano eruption would cool the planet a good 10-20 deg. withing about a month, which is far more than any human effort could muster. It's a matter of when, not if. Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 was the biggest one we ever recorded and it dropped global temps. And it was a tiny fart compared to what WILL happen someday.