[Salgak]

Exactly. It's happened before, will happen again, and sounds roughly equivalent to another Krakatoa explosion.

I wouldn't want to be within several hundred miles of it, when it blows. The recent 70-cm rise is disturbing, hinting at "sooner" rather than "later", from what I can recall of my vulcanolgy course (back in the early 1980's). But "Soon" in geologic terms can mean anywhere from 5 seconds from now to several thousand years from now. . . .

[John H K]

Exactly. It's happened before, will happen again, and sounds roughly equivalent to another Krakatoa explosion.

Would make Krakatoa look like a complete joke...hundreds or thousands of times more material ejected and explosive power. There hasn't been a caldera blast like Yellowstone, or remotely approaching Yellowstone, in recorded human history.

[SauronOfMordor]

I wonder if, by drilling into it we could simultainiously relieve pressure, and generate electricity via the geothermal heat ?

[Kozak]

Exactly. It's happened before, will happen again, and sounds roughly equivalent to another Krakatoa explosion. I wouldn't want to be within several hundred miles of it, when it blows. The recent 70-cm rise is disturbing, hinting at "sooner" rather than "later", from what I can recall of my vulcanolgy course (back in the early 1980's). But "Soon" in geologic terms can mean anywhere from 5 seconds from now to several thousand years from now. . . .

Not exactly. Comparing Krakatoa or even Thera to this is what a conventional 500lb bomb would be to a strategic nuclear weapon. Look at the map on the thread. HALF the US would be buried under the pyroclastic flow. This would have major global effect.

I know I know its not likely for our or the forseeable future so I am not getting my panties in a bunch, this is just presented for intellectual curiosity.

[lepton]

Exactly. It's happened before, will happen again, and sounds roughly equivalent to another Krakatoa explosion.

Much more ash, and flying rocks. Much bigger overall.