Actually the problem is we have a "natural" cork in the bottle already. What we need to do is release the pressure before it can blow. I suggest we drill down to the magma and let it ooze to the suface before it reaches critical pressure. Of course drilling might be a problem what with the drills melting before we can get deep enough, but what the hey, americans are inventive I am sure we can figure it out!
In reality if this is on the menu of the future there isn't much we can do about it and if it happens, well it just will.
Besides, there are other places in the world where volcanos are building up to blow their stacks and it has happened before. Part of nature that the lefties are so fond of.
Witness Mt. St. Helen letting off a little steam yesterday and blowing it's top a few years ago.
So, lets all worry about this and start running in circles, like the old chinese proverb says, "when in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout!".
My solution is to use the ilegal immigrants to dig down to the magma level to ease the presure and forestall a volcanic eruption! Brilliant idea. We can give them amnesty and send them all to Yellowstone and pay them to work on the dig, we may lose a few million of them but so what, there are more where they come from, Right? We would be Solving two problems at once!
See? There is always a way if you just think hard enough.
"Actually the problem is we have a "natural" cork in the bottle already. What we need to do is release the pressure before it can blow. I suggest we drill down to the magma and let it ooze to the suface before it reaches critical pressure. Of course drilling might be a problem what with the drills melting before we can get deep enough, but what the hey, americans are inventive I am sure we can figure it out!"
Hey, great idea........no wait, we are not even allowed to drill for oil any more.
Hmmmmm, maybe we could prevail upon Ted Kennedy to donate himself as the great cork to save Americs!