Originally posted by SecretsUnfold
I heard yellowstone is so big, if it erupts it will destroy half of north america and even parts of europe.
Is this true?

Pretty much true, although destroy I would limit to the states surrounding Yellowstone. The rest of America - East would be covered in a thick layer of ash, perhaps 8 feet deep in some places.

This would disrupt the food growing capabilities of much of America. The ash plume would engulf a big part of the Earth and could potentially cool off the planet as it blocks us from the sun.

The United States, as a country, would effectively be finished. There would be a global depression, etc., etc,. etc.

Guys....Guys..... GUYS...!!!!

Nothing has happened yet !

Guys...guys... GUYS..!!!

It's still all hype. But take a look at Mexicalli which is right on the faultline. Not quite a swarm but interesting developments there in the last day. 5 running up the faultline with the latetest back down but almost on the line. Probably nothing to worry about as well but Sendai started with about 12 2.5's all localized.

What will this mean for North America?

Bump......

Yep, still nada. Now back to sleep I go.

Montana ATSer here. Don't worry all, I'll post on ATS right when it goes off. Of course there is a chance I can't send a message before me and everyone I love is absolutely obliterated so wish me luck guise.

Have any of you guys seen anything happening around Long Valley Caldera? I've had a really creepy sixth sense the last few times I've been up there soaking in Hot Creek. I don't know how to access the seismic data so I'm asking those of you who do. Thanks!

This is really very funny.

HaHaHaHa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Don't you guys know an April Fool's joke when you see one???????

Look how many people are eager to pursue something based on nothing but hogwash.

Turn a Yellowstone molehill into a mountain anyone?

Originally posted by Brown Bear
This is really very funny.

HaHaHaHa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Don't you guys know an April Fool's joke when you see one???????

Look how many people are eager to pursue something based on nothing but hogwash.

Turn a Yellowstone molehill into a mountain anyone?

HAHAHAHA

Dont you know this thread was authored back in March 11 of this year? Would this be a premature April Fool's joke? Maybe the joke is you

Nothing but hogwash? TA list his sources. There was activity, it just did not escalate into what he was thinking it may. TA spends a lot of time paying attention to all things earthquake and usually keeps a very level head. If he is worried, it is worth listening to.

Yellowstone molehill into a mountain? Actually it is a Supervolcano. Scientist believe it erupts every 600,000 years. They also believe the last eruption was 640,000 years ago. Can you do math? No one has to turn Yellowstone into anything, but it is worth keeping an eye on since it is overdue for an eruption don't you think?

I used to have this quake app on my phone...but eventually I had to turn it off because I was getting bombarded with notifications several times a day. It's actually quite bad but I'm starting to think I should re-enable that app sometime soon....

Real American is correct! I have researched this myself for the past few years. Recently in the past 2 months there has been accelerated seismic activity in Yellowstone. I have spoken with a few people who have the privilege to be close to the the documented findings in Yellowstone and yes something may be happening soon. Just so you all are aware you will not be alerted till it is already happening. My personal opinion, if you have family and friends close to Yellowstone i would encourage them to find somewhere else to reside.

Everyone take a deep breath and then step back a bit. The problem is that Yellowstone is running on its own time and not ours. Human time is a pitiful fraction of a blink for a volcano. We've only known that Yellowstone even is a supervolcano for the past 40-odd years. These are still poorly understood and we just don't know what is normal for them. We know that the magma chamber is still breathing - look at the water levels around Lake Yellowstone. We just don't have a clue if the next eruption will be a VEI 8 or a VEI 1. So... chill.