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12/11/2013 2:07:53 PM
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Yellowstone Super volcano "Bigger than expected"
[quote]The supervolcano that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park in the US is far larger than was previously thought, scientists report.
A study shows that the magma chamber is about 2.5 times bigger than earlier estimates suggested.
A team found the cavern stretches for more than 90km (55 miles) and contains 200-600 cubic km of molten rock.
The team found that the magma chamber was colossal. Reaching depths of between 2km and 15km (1 to 9 miles), the cavern was about 90km (55 miles) long and 30km (20 miles) wide.
It pushed further into the north east of the park than other studies had previously shown, holding a mixture of solid and molten rock.
“To our knowledge there has been nothing mapped of that size before,” added Dr Farrell.
Some believe a massive eruption is overdue, estimating that Yellowstone’s volcano goes off every 700,000 years or so.
But Prof Smith said more data was needed, because there had only been three major eruptions so far. These happened 2.1 million years ago, 1.3 million years ago and 640,000 years ago.
“You can only use the time between eruptions (to work out the frequency), so in a sense you only have two numbers to get to that 700,000 year figure,” he explained.[/quote]
So when that thing goes boom, even more of America will be gone.
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2 RepliesYour girl calls my dick Yellowstone cuz it was bigger than expected
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1 ReplyWhen that thing goes boom, everyone on the planet will be gone.
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5 Replies[quote] So when that thing goes boom, even more of America will be gone.[/quote] I was a little worried I'd get through an entire post of yours that did not bash the United States. Glad to see you consistently disappoint. Oh, and to clear up your misinformation not the United States... the World*
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2 RepliesIf it were to erupt, is there any estimate on how far the lava would spread?
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1 ReplyWe should take Yellowstone National Park... And push it somewhere else!
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I'm glad I went to Yellowstone this summer, lol
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1 ReplyIt won't only affect America, you bigot.
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6 RepliesDamn lol. Hope we have the ability to leave earth by then cause that's gonna be an extinction level event. Billions will die.
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7 RepliesSo you're telling me America holds a giant dooms-day device So when the world some reason wants America ded. We can take everyone with us, [i]everyone[/i]
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1 ReplyWe are watching Supervolcano in our science class. The entire movie is stupid and is just scaremongering over Yellowstone, lol.
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When that thing goes boom, there will be a mass extinction.
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3 RepliesPaul, you forgot to mention how the super volcanoes in the UK are much, much better than all of America and how if they went off they wouldn't be as mean or stupid as American super volcanoes. I am disappointed...
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Edited by randomelite: 12/11/2013 8:48:24 PMI think we got more than a while before it goes off again. Also this thread is a hotbed for sexual references.
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Unimaginable numbers of Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which is a lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine sand or dust, generally volcanic. Uhhh, worldwide repercussions, so even us east coasters are screwed. We might even enter a state similar to an atomic winter, where ash fill the sky, blocking the sun, "snowing" ash, cooling the planet, and choking us all. I've always thought that a respirator might be a good investment, maybe I should buy 5... Lol
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9 RepliesIn the typical American fashion, we will get the easy way out. Well, most of us at least. Eurasia, Africa, S. America and Australia? Not so much. No, we die out pretty quickly, and you get to choke on our ashes. Think about that when you are coughing up bloody ash goo from your lungs. Once again, it's pretty likely that a disaster in America caused you agony (in this case an agonizing death)
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2 RepliesI live on the east coast, so......
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3 Replies[quote]So when that thing goes boom, even more of America will be gone.[/quote]This was an interesting post until you went and took a potshot at America.
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1 Replynuke it from orbit.
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1 ReplyOn the bright side you can save 15% on you're car ins by switching to Geico
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3 RepliesSo we have what? Thirty thousand years to prepare?
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Someone needs to pop that zit.
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Awwwww sheiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
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Edited by Mr SexBot: 12/11/2013 5:07:54 PMJust stick a giant cork in the damn thing.
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5 RepliesNice bait. And no, no one will be gone.
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3 RepliesSo if the explosion happens from tons and tons of pressure building up on the crust from the magma why don't we just relieve the pressure?
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*gasps*
