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In Bolivia, a Supervolcano Is Rising
dutchwhizzman writes "Uturuncu is a Bolivian supervolcano. Research suggests that it has an eruption frequency of roughly 300,000 years and the last eruption was, give or take a few years, 300,000 years ago. Research suggests that it started rising in a 70 km diameter by 1 to 2 centimeters per year, making it the fastest-growing volcano on the planet. Break out the tin foil hats, and store plenty of canned beans, because it may just erupt before Yellowstone pops its cork."
This'll make the price of cocaine skyrocket, harming innocent consumers the world over.
Looks like I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue.
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You are correct. For lava you need to duck and cover.
That's what she said!
Research suggests that it started rising in a 70 km circumference by 1 to 2 centimeters per year...
Negative, TFP said "circumference". Wikipedia indicates "approximately 70 km across" (across=diameter). It's a huge difference.
The actual circumference of a 70km diameter circle would be ~219.8 km
Conversely, the diameter of a 70km circumference would be ~22.29 km
Of course, this only works if it's a perfect circle, which is unlikely.
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USA has been losing the drug war. After trillions of dollars spent with 3 (almost 4) decades of losses the WoD UStrategy has moved to mother-nature manipulation to initiate volcanic activity in global regions that produce and export drugs to US for power and profit. Finally a WoD UStrategy that will destroy the organic source of the problem. No more crops, way less consumers, and the end of another underground economy.
Unaccountable leaders are masters, and unrepresented people are slaves. How do US and EU fare?
Meh, there are a lot of meaty animals around if we get hungry. Why, I recently heard of this one species with 7 billion members, spread all around the world. Plenty to eat for years.
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Of course, this only works if it's a perfect circle, which is unlikely.
And, thanks to fractals, the shorter the yardstick the greater the circumfrence.
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Surely you mean Dome-sday ;)
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Protip: if 5% of a species survives, it's not extinct. But even 50% of humans dying would be considered bad.
Depends: which 50% is my mother-in-law in?
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