Is the Yellowstone Supervolcano About To Blow?

An anonymous reader writes "Apparently, Yellowstone National Park has been having a very unusual number of earthquakes. Many of the most recent tremors have been deeper underground, an ominous sign. Combine that with a rapid rise in elevation over the past three years, and the possibility that earthquake activity from surrounding areas could trigger such an eruption on its own, and you've got the possible warning signs of a supervolcano eruption that would wipe out half to 2/3 of the continental US, plunge global temperatures, and wipe out a very significant chunk of world food sources. Here's a little more info to make your New Year brighter!"

Comments

An idiot twice over!

[SuperKendall]

Here's what YOU said:

Pumping waste chemical weapons into the subsurface under Rock Flats = Pumping stuff underground = Increases pressure.

Here's what I said:

Hey, here's a thought - PUMPING STUFF UNDERGROUND increases pressure.

You may want to read what *I* actually said before you make some pitiful attempt to insult me and shoot yourself in the foot instead.

Since the basic premise was that drilling for oil would somehow cause a volcano, I thought I might point out that the example he gave (known to cause small movements of earth) was of PUMPING STUFF INTO THE GROUND. Which is the opposite of PUMPING STUFF OUT OF THE GROUND.

I hope that was simple enough for your obviously tiny brain to comprehend as you seem to have missed it last time round.

Re:Good time to start pumping out GHG then!

[jo42]

You're an idiot that has no clue what you are talking about. If Yellowstone blows, expect 99.9% of life on Earth to die out within five years from the effect and the side effects.

Re:Somebody call Crono!

[ElectricTurtle]

That's just the sort of "bend over and take it up the arse" that has gotten you Americans into the mess you're in right now.

I'm pretty sure you're talking about French attitudes there.