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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."

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  1. Re:70km diameter, non circumference by MichaelKristopeitDad · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's 70km across, not circumference.

    Do you mean to say that timothy didn't do a thorough research and fact checking before posting this story? I cannot believe that. It would be a first !

  2. Re:70km diameter, non circumference by linuxwolf69 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    *WOOSH*

  3. Re:2012-12-21 by MikeyC01 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But less than thrice!

  4. Re:70km diameter, non circumference by roman_mir · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    no, that's how he normally talks to girls.

  5. Re:2012-12-21 by roman_mir · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Redundant much? You said the same thing twice! That's more than once!

    - this is /. you are supposed to repeat yourself over and over and over and over. Maybe one of these days we'll come up with a way just to reference what we have said earlier by creating some form of a link that could reference the original source....... no, that would never work.

  6. Re:"Break out the tin foil hats" by TheLink · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Chinese on the other hand prefer to think about the right to bear paws, and bile... ;)

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  7. Re:"Break out the tin foil hats" by Moheeheeko · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How would dismembering a Grizzly help at all?

  8. Re:"Break out the tin foil hats" by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Trust me - if there's a Grizzly close enough to you that you could dismember it, then by all means do so - you will be a LOT better off with it dismembered.

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  9. Re:All the volcanoes in a year by bmo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Scientifically illiterat retard spotted.

    And you fail at math, too.

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  10. Re:2012-12-21 by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Redundant much? You said the same thing twice! That's more than once!

    - this is /. you are supposed to repeat yourself over and over and over and over. Maybe one of these days we'll come up with a way just to reference what we have said earlier by creating some form of a link that could reference the original source....... no, that would never work.

    That is such an old wive's tale... Now repeat after me: "There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is no repetition on Slashdot. There is..."

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  11. Re:Oh hell, intentional ... UStrategy by gtall · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Trillions of dollars? Stop talking out of your ass. A quick Google search shows $15 Billion in 2010, assuming constant dollars, that's 66 years worth of war to total $1 trillion.