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Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2004-01-14 19:09:13 (346 weeks ago)
Posted By: Intellpuke
(Read 22111 times || 41 comments)

Is the super volcano under Yellowstone National Park about to blow again?

Scientists say the geologic record shows that it has blown, or erupted, every 600,000 years. It has not erupted now in 640,000 years and many believe it is not only overdue, it is getting ready to blow.

There are several indications this may be true, and the Idaho Observer reported some of them in a recent edition. Among them:

The next eruption could be 2,500 times the size of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.

Volcanologists have been tracking the movement of magma under the park and have calculated that, in parts of Yellowstone, the ground has risen over seventy centimeters this century.

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Readers Comments
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-10 22:46:43
Maybe the SUGS should stick a giant thermometer in the bulge, with some method to test pressure. Then build a digital model of the cap and have some physics people calculate what pressure and temp is required to make it blow. Of course property values and the economy will be hurt. But do we want to have a lot of dead rich people or relocated poor people.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-11 09:37:52
I dont think its about to blow...or I wouldnt live here in Montana on the Yellowstone River about 40 miles from it.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-11 15:07:59
40 miles away?

If you are less than 600 miles away,

START RUNNING!!!!
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-11 19:50:05
Everything is about to BLOW. Thank God that He has "shortened" the days so that some life will be left when His son returns! Check it out...prophecy has scientifically been proven with the quake just 2-weeks ago that has speed-up the Earths' rotation so that the "days are permanently shortened" (even if a split second). There will be MORE earthquakes in greater intensity, & famines, & disasters (3-meteorites are to hit), & wars (greed & panic), & the Euphrates (Iraq) River will be totally dry. Watch the skies; be ready.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-12 05:55:31
is there any kind of early warning system that could be set up for this? if i lived within 600 miles of this thing i'd be wanting a warning before the LIQUID HOT MAGMA melted my shit.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-12 07:09:08
I agree!!! Praise God there are believers out there!
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-12 09:28:07
What do you think is better? To know the real truth or to have a world panic? Hard to say, he? Be prepared for everything!
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-12 20:33:42
i live 9 miles north of the north entrance to ynp; along the yellowstone river,,, whether i live here or maine, life will change drastically on the planet if the caldera blows again; so relax.. and the USGS telling us or not telling us will make no difference. Afterall, whadjagonnado? Block it?
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-13 09:05:45
igornance is blissss!!!!
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-13 21:17:12
Also, see the resources at http://www.lampholderpub.com/new_page_65.htm



http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20050104132511460



The Earth appears to be groaning and travailing, as we have seen horrifying earthquakes in Bam, Iran, in addition to the earthquake which caused the tsunami in Indonesia, and weather patterns do appear to be getting more extreme. The most mind-boggling aspect of the Indonesian Earthquake is that it did not set off the Toba Caldera, an even more ferocious Caldera on the Island of Sumatra. (4)



The Toba Caldera erupted 75,000 years ago and spewed 2800 cubic kilometers of ash, whereas the Yellowstone Caldera's eruption spewed 2500. It lies in the northern region of Indonesia which has been pinpointed as the epicenter of December 26th's earthquake (5):



"The death toll in Indonesia from Sunday's giant earthquake and tsunami has risen to almost 33,000.



Great tracts of land in Aceh province are still under surging ocean and at the moment there is still no word from many isolated communities.



However, officials have warned the casualty figures would jump even higher - once contact is finally made with the area emerging as the quake's ground zero."





Perhaps our media have not realized that the crisis could have been much worse - the Toba Caldera could have erupted and killed many millions of people in South Asia. The crisis is indeed terrible in South Asia, but amidst the panic, we should be thankful that something far worse did not happen.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-15 15:24:40
The power of the blast alone would vaporize you long before the lava flow got there.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-15 23:35:21
http://www.zetatalk.com/index/z03.htm
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-16 09:26:13
"Believers" please, do all of us in the reality-based community a massive favor...stop breeding (better yet, stop breathing) NOW
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-17 21:13:48
live, love, die
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-19 09:28:10
If not now when? If not with us who?

WEDDING NIGHT OF YELLOWSTONE!
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-20 21:40:01
You're a complete nutcase. All this mubble jumble is crap. You haven't got a clue what is 'going to happen' no-one knows the time for the end of the world, and it says that in the bible. Stop being some scaremongering crack pot and get on with relating to people in a proper way to get your message across. Absolute mentalist!
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-23 18:21:06
Hmmm....if you put it that way, LET IT BLOW!!!!
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-27 09:03:06
yeah right. God's done it. When the caldera blows, most of the worlds problems should be sorted as it hopefully will mean America is wiped off the planet.



You've got your greedy fat fingers in alot of the worlds misery havent you.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-31 15:36:51
The world's been "about to end" for as long as man could write or grunt. Notice it's always the "believers" that think that way though. Guess they have to have a reason to go on living should something catastrophic really happen. Whether you "believe" or not, catastrophies happen, and there's nothing you can do to alter that.

Enjoy your life while you have the chance, and stop wasting your time thinking "God wants me to do such and such". We're all destined for a dirt nap, so take advantage of every breath you have left...
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-01-31 15:41:39
Wow, an unintelligent user with a PC. Imagine that. Do everyone a favor - unplug your PC NOW and never touch it again. The internet (even the world) will be a much better place without you...
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-02-10 11:21:55
when hasn't the earth been "moving" and "travailing?"

the only reason we are noticing so much is because

A.the sheer amount of freakin' peope on the planet right now.

B. Technology and the media having the world so interconneced.

C. Message boards such as these.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-02-12 00:32:37
I have friends who fish yellowstone lake and have told me the trout fishing has went down hill. Do to the warm up of the lake.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-02-17 21:58:20
This is the response to mans arrogance to

their mistreatment of the earth.Mother Earth is going to send

a bigger message to man the eruption of this

volcano some should tell Bush you won,t have an economy whif there is a natural desater.

Both must exist together.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-02-17 21:58:47
This is the response to mans arrogance to

their mistreatment of the earth.Mother Earth is going to send

a bigger message to man the eruption of this

volcano some should tell Bush you won,t have an economy whif there is a natural desater.

Both must exist together.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-03-07 11:40:04
Hmm, American Are you? Dont you know what your fat greedy country is doing?
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-03-10 14:12:24
Here is what I find sort of funny. The Super Volcano could be "about to blow", but in geological time this may be in a thousand years. Even if it is a hundred years from now that is like a split second in our life. I think we should all just panic and create a mass histeria and go a live in an underground shelter until the big one comes.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-03-14 23:05:52
This is true. Also, I saw a documentary about htis on the NAtional Geographic channel. Scientists have noticed a sort of pattern... It may be another 100, 000 years.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-03-16 10:24:40
No one carry
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-04-01 20:43:20
Are you crazy its overdue its going to erupt. Thank god i live in new york well your dead.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-04-01 20:44:52
thats true
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-04-01 20:47:02
how could there be fish there wouldent they boil
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-04-01 20:58:27
why would we do that youwont even be alive. Anyways we shouldent cause a panic or create a mass hesteria do you know what will happen the world would go mad. Also it would proubly take 100 years to make under ground caves for everyone to live. Also ever think about food shortning. However what if your wronge and the super Valcano erupts what then huh? It said that the valcano could cause a aistroid to hit earth and so even if we go underground we die. Than the ice age would freeze everything.So once again i think we should all keep living our lives untill it happenes and when it does i doubt that well be able to stop it so than well die a horrible death
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-04-11 00:11:13
Praise God, Jesus return is imminent, sooner than many think.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-04-11 00:50:27
You people are Nuts , I LIVE in the park and have lived in the park for 13 years. It's about the same chance as the sun going out in oour lives and if it happens then what ....??? If it were to blow ..ALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD WOULD BE DEAD OR would be SOON TO BE DEAD >>>>SO GET OVER IT ALREADY>>>>>



Live a normal life and enjoy it .....Geeesh

Crazy .....crackers
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-04-14 12:15:08
I wonder why we are not being prepared for this eventuallity. It seems to be a gross violation of the oath the government officials take when entering office to work for the people.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-06-20 02:29:14
I wouldn't say that b/c it is going to effect the entire U.S. & around the world. Like the article says the "power" of this eruption will be 2500 times more than that of the Mt. St. Helens eruption.
Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2005-09-11 00:26:18
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Re: Re: Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
2006-06-07 19:24:46
40 miles, 400 miles,4000 miles; whatever, we all die
Is
By: rtg
2006-10-06 08:34:16
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/supervolcano/under/under_02.html



check out that website^



The 5th paragraph states that there is no evidence that Yellowstone Caldera is ready to blow anytime soon. On that same page it also states that there would be several warnings that could last several decades before the eruption. The chances of a major eruption is quite small, but there could be more frequent smaller eruptions or hydrothermal explosions. I would be more concerned about global warming because that is actually happening right now.
Is 'Super Volcano' About To Blow?
By: rtg
2006-10-06 08:38:21
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/supervolcano/under/under_02.html



check out that website^



The 5th paragraph states that there is no evidence that Yellowstone Caldera is ready to blow anytime soon. On that same page it also states that there would be several warnings that could last several decades before the eruption. The chances of a major eruption is quite small, but there could be more frequent smaller eruptions or hydrothermal explosions. I would be more concerned about global warming because that is actually happening right now.
Super Volcano Eruption Prediction
By: Anonymous
2009-05-28 18:38:26
This is just my Prediction and I hope if it happens I will be killed outright although I probably won't be alive then as I am dyeing of COPD. I live 127 miles from Yellowstone in the Snake River Plain. In October on or around the 15th of the month in 2012, Yellowstone will explode. December 21,2012 the last bit of Blue sky to be seen in the next 100 years will be covered. The world will go in to an Ice age for a thousand years and food will only be able to be grown around the Equator. The tempature of the world is going to drop by 25 or more degrees. I hope this does not come true but I have been having dreams about this for years and they are getting stronger. I hope some one will remember what I said if it comes true. There will be little or no warning that it is about to erupt.

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