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To: BenLurkin
Scale :

Note Mt St Helens in 1980 down in lower left corner at 0.25 CK{cubic kilometers} (VEI=5 each step in the scale representing an explosivity increase of 10X) and Pinatubo in 1991 at 5 CK (VEI=7).

Long Valley 580 CK of dense rock last major eruption - small as super volcanoes go. Ash thickness at 16 kilometers = at least several meters.

Wah Wah Springs, Utah - 30,000,000 years ago 5,500 CK at estimated VEI of 8

30 posted on 11/24/2021 11:35:06 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

I saw a list of super volcano eruptions and the most recent one was Taupo in New Zealand around 23,000 years ago.


39 posted on 11/24/2021 11:50:19 AM PST by KamperKen (u)
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To: PIF

Good info.


48 posted on 11/24/2021 12:12:12 PM PST by rdl6989 ( )
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To: PIF

A big one would reverse “climate change” very rapidly, and likely cause a new ice age.


51 posted on 11/24/2021 12:28:34 PM PST by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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