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Yellowstone Super-Eruption Threat Debunked
GennyCream writes "The Internet has been all a-buzz with tin-foil-hat geeks have been in a tizzy over supposed government coverups of a soon-to-come super eruption in Yellowstone (especially see The Shadow Confederacy, but also Rense.com, or BlackVault for entertaining examples). I found an article on ATSNN.com (the Above Top Secret News Network) that cut the paranoia with the proverbial knife and went straight to the source. Their interview with USGS Yellowstone scientists covers all the angles and should inspire the mad-hatters to find something else to fear (for now)."
"This is one more good reason for the war on everybody oops I mean terrorism, I have recieved reports from my inteligence services that someone is going to blow me.. oops sorry that was clinton .. up with a volcano"
(bad spelling deliberate)
The US government has covered up a range of things; if my memory is correct: leaks of radioactive iodine in Washington, radioactive fallout in Utah, and a huge list of other crimes, but my bet is most people probably think the government will not be able to cover-up a super-eruption. Nobody knows when it will erupt. I believe the guy believes the site is stable. I assure you, after it goes off, whenever that is, lots of geology textbooks will need to be updated. So what are the chances a near Earth astroid will hit the caldera?