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Beneath Yellowstone, a volcano that could wipe out U.S.
NYPost ^ | 12/13/2013 | James Seidel

Posted on 12/13/2013 6:45:20 AM PST by rktman

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To: A CA Guy
Geothermal Power Potential Map.

Guess what matches the location of that hot pink circle in North West Wyoming?


21 posted on 12/13/2013 7:02:39 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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A good prolonged eruption from either Ranier or Yellowstone would shift the perspective for an awful lot of people. If one considers the panic that followed the eruption of Mt. St. Helens or Pinatubo, then raise that to a magnitude ten to 100 times as large, and the long-term effects of a “volcanic winter”, Obamacare shrinks into insignificance.

Here we are swatting at mosquitos as T. Rex is bearing down upon us.


22 posted on 12/13/2013 7:04:53 AM PST by alloysteel (Those who deny natural climate change are forever doomed to stupidity. AGW is a LIE.)
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23 posted on 12/13/2013 7:06:12 AM PST by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: rktman; Texas Eagle
As long as the park were closed and no activity was allowed, we were safe from any possible volcanic eruptions.

Something the size of the Yellowstone Caldera probably isn't going to pay attention to park boundaries.


24 posted on 12/13/2013 7:07:33 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

“If you already have a dormant volcano, you can keep your dormant volcano”.


25 posted on 12/13/2013 7:10:53 AM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: thackney

Well, there goes Obamacare again.


26 posted on 12/13/2013 7:10:56 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I blame calderas on sequestration.


27 posted on 12/13/2013 7:11:39 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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This guy just crawl out from under a rock??? Have known this re: caldera for years and years. KaBoom!


28 posted on 12/13/2013 7:12:01 AM PST by Doc Savage ("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
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To: TADSLOS

You win TADSLOS!!! Good one!


29 posted on 12/13/2013 7:14:06 AM PST by Doc Savage ("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
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To: rktman

Bush’s fault?


30 posted on 12/13/2013 7:15:12 AM PST by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: rktman

Don't panic. This will all be covered under Obamacare.

31 posted on 12/13/2013 7:17:57 AM PST by McGruff (Obama lied. Period!)
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To: JRios1968

Or the Tea Parties. In the alleged minds of the Democrats, a/k/a Obama worshipers it will be one or the other.


32 posted on 12/13/2013 7:18:12 AM PST by sport
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Lets worry abot something that is likely to actually happen. The grid going down.


33 posted on 12/13/2013 7:20:27 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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34 posted on 12/13/2013 7:20:27 AM PST by Godzilla (3/7/77)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

This is going to happen, it’s just a question of when.


35 posted on 12/13/2013 7:21:04 AM PST by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: A CA Guy; Tijeras_Slim
Think of all the natural thermal energy that could be harvested.

Some of it already is. The Idaho Capitol building and a few other buildings in downtown Boise are heated using geothermal energy.

36 posted on 12/13/2013 7:22:22 AM PST by Disambiguator
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Grid down is just aroend the corner.


37 posted on 12/13/2013 7:26:22 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: JRios1968

Or the Tea Parties. In the alleged minds of the Democrats, a/k/a Obama worshipers it will be one or the other.


38 posted on 12/13/2013 7:28:23 AM PST by sport
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Best thing to do is get your lawn chairs out and your favorite adult beverage and watch the show.


39 posted on 12/13/2013 7:30:23 AM PST by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: thackney

Interesting graphic. Memo to self: Buy a few extra engine air filters at Pep Boys. And maybe one of those oil-soaked K&N “over-filter” things. Soon.


40 posted on 12/13/2013 7:40:25 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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