[Dixielander]

While looking for other information I came upon this article. Though the article was written over a week ago, I think its worth reading for any of you living within 600 miles of Yellowstone.

[flying Elvis]

Looks like the publishers are cut from the same mold as Art Bell.

[lawdude]

I am 601 miles. Am I safe?

[HamiltonJay]

The last known Caldera eruption happend approximately 74k years ago at Toba... its eruption released enough sulfer into the atmosphere, that it is believed to have caused a 5 degree C climate change on the earth, which equates to roughly a 15 degree fairenheight difference in summer in northern latitudes. It is believed to be the cause of the populations bottleneck that nearly brought the human race to extinction, believed to decline the worldwide population of humans to only a few thouasand to ten thousand individuals, that happened around the same period of time....



If the Caldera under Yellowstone blows, it will be a very very very bad day.

[Lucy Lake]

Ping.

[Quix]

Had been SOMEWHAT discounting the Yellowstone warning stuff.

But have read more of the hotshot doing the cutting edge studies on precursor data . . . I now think he's onto something.


Having been through Mt St Helens in Spokane, I want to avoid ever again being caught so unprepared for such. We didn't move our car for at least a week. Thankfully, we were within a block or so of work.

The mask suggestions are wise, indeed.

The ash is HEAVY--and like talcum powder in consistency.

Nasty stuff for machines and the lungs.

Great for plants.

Good for scouring pans.

Whether it's this disaster or another . . . getting ready is essential.

*THEY*

ARE

COMING.

[Sangamon Kid]

Hey! What's the volcanic forecast for next week? I'm taking the wife and kids out there for 2 weeks. What, me worry? If it blows we'll just surf the pyroclastic flow all the way back to Illinois.

[Wacka]

In February there were 4 quakes between 3.0-4.2 in 2 hours one mile from my home. We're all gonna die!!!!!!!!!!

Mammoth Lakes, CA has several quakes a day and MAY erupt in thousands of years.

The Geysers, CA also has at least a dozen quakes a day. i think we're fine for at least our lifetimes.

[Free Vulcan]

Bottom line is if this thing blows and lava flows to the magnitude of the last ones, it's cataclysmic in scale. Were not talking about going back to the Dark Ages, we are talking the Stone Age, at least here in America, if any part is even habitable immediately afterwards. Most of the rest of the world will fall into anarchy and starve from the economic black hole we leave (plus cooling effects from the dust), so this is the civilization equivalent to the reset button on your computer. Which means I'm not really going to worry about it 'cause I would shortly be dead after it happened.

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.

Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.

[A CA Guy]

Life can be a risk at times. Living near there seems a bit higher risk right now.

Maybe it is a good time to go down there and see if you can get residents to buy life insurance and make you the beneficiary.

You always have to look on the bright side of things!

[Free Vulcan]

An informative link on the Yellowstone caldera.

[dixie sass]

For your information...

[Aracelis]

She's blown before and she'll blow again. The question is simply, "When?"

Star Tribune article

[TexasNative2000]

Its Time to Cast a Worried Eye Toward Yellowstone

And it's all Bush's fault (no pun intended).

[sphinx]

My early warning system: when the survivalists leave Idaho and flock to Manhattan ....

[SGCOS]

'Hey Boo-Boo. Better get an umbrella. And make it a big one'

[Pagey]

Earthquake Update BUMP

[Vinnie]

Can't George Bush do something ????

[NorseWood]

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[NorseWood]

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