[aruanan]

How about a massive sideways drilling project starting way up in Canada to vent the magma off in about 40 different directions across the northern territories, producing a bunch of smaller and short lived volcanoes, relieving the pressure in Yellowstone and priming Canada for some great volcanic soil during the next interglacial about 100,000 years from now?

[TroutGuy]

Yeah, you eventually get good soil from volcanoes. Eventually. Initially, however, any ashfall greater than several inches will suffocate the living organisms in the soil and leave it sterile. So say goodbye to much of our agricultural production for a few generations if it blows.

[CincyRichieRich]

How about a massive sideways drilling project starting way up in Canada to vent the magma off in about 40 different directions across the northern territories, producing a bunch of smaller and short lived volcanoes, relieving the pressure in Yellowstone and priming Canada for some great volcanic soil during the next interglacial about 100,000 years from now?

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You are on to something; and, prior to 0bummer, that would be a noble, rally the US project like man on the moon...but, 0bummer turned NASA into a Muslim outreach project.