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The eruption of a super volcano would plunge the Earth into an ecological nightmare that is almost past understanding.

I have to admit something right off the bat. I love natural disasters. Dont get me wrong - I dont love them for the numbers of humans who are killed, homes and businesses lost, or other animals and plants killed. Nope, I dont like that at all. But I love volcanoes, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, tsunami, and all the other things our planet happily throws our way. Our world is a dynamic planet, changing under our very feet, and she doesnt care if what she does is inconvenient for us. She does what she does. And we have to accept and deal with it.

Volcanoes are especially neat. To me, volcanoes are a way of reaching into the bowels of the Earth. It seems to be her way of saying that no matter how quiet things seem, theres fire beneath the crust we live on, and she can make that painfully clear to us with very little warning. When I was about 11 years old and my family and I were living in Italy, we took a vacation to see Pompeii. We got to do the unparalleled adventure - we climbed Mt. Vesuvius. Its not that hard of a climb - theres actually a path all the way to the cone, or at least there was when I was there in the early 1970's. It was stunning to stand at the top of an active volcano, to feel the soil, hot in my hand, to see pots of mud boiling at the bottom of the cone. Its an experience Ill never forget.





Now, although due to illness I am beyond my volcano climbing days, I have cable, and thanks to my television, I see a world of discovery and adventure, research and exploration. Ive seen shows on volcanoes, tornados, hurricanes and earthquakes, and everything in between. And then, I saw something incredible.

Now, please note that I am not going to go into the entire path of this discovery. That will be another day, and hopefully written by someone more knowledgeable than I. There is an incredible story behind the one Im going to tell, and it should be told.

Anyway, this show comes on and its called Super Volcanoes. Super Volcanoes!!! Ive heard of regular volcanoes. Ive seen what Mt. Vesuvius is capable of, and the world saw Mt. St. Helens blow, in addition to other volcanoes all over the world. But a super volcano? What the heck is that?

Well, it seems that there are volcanoes so big, so massive, that when they erupt it effects the climate of the entire Earth. You would have over nine inches of ash over 1,000 miles away. The area effected by the blast would be more than 2,000 square miles. And when this one blows, it will be 2500 times bigger than Mt. St. Helens. And where is it? Some of you might have actually walked through it. Its Yellowstone National Park, in the north-western region of the United States.



Map of Primary Ash Zone


Map of Primary Ash Zone

It is estimated that volcanic activity began in the Yellowstone region around 2 million years ago. Its been erupting on an average of every 600,000 years. The last eruption was 640,000 years ago. Far be it from me to say that we are a tad overdue, but there it is.

Now, please dont think that Im saying that it is going to blow. Right now they have noticed some elevation of the caldera, that is 53 by 28 miles in size - thats sort of where the "super" must come in. There has been an increase in thermic activity and seismic activity in the park.

Now, you must be asking yourself what will happen when Yellowstone does blow. Well, it wont be pretty. There will be significant ash deposits over two-thirds of the country. The massive amounts of ash, dust, and gases will cause seriously reduced amounts of sunlight to reach the Earths surface for an extended amount of time. There will be massive loss of life, loss of animals and plants and possible extinctions, crops would fail all over the planet, and we would find ourselves living in a mini-Ice Age for at least several years.



Primary Blast Zone


Fortunately, we have the USGS (United States Geological Service) and the University of Utah keeping an eye on it, and there have actually been advances in predicting volcano eruptions. Of course, there is no way of knowing when it will erupt, but I wouldnt move just yet. There are several other super volcanoes throughout the world, all of which would have an equally devastating effect on our planet and our lives. We all owe it to ourselves to know what is around us, and to be aware that our dear Mother Earth is not always predictable, not always kind, and is completely capable of threatening our survival as a species.

                        



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ELMO




ELMO says on 2009-05-22 23:48:57 about Volcanoes :)
Hey peoplz u's should seriosly not say stuff like that it's really rude especially for a 11 year old to go on to this site... Dose anyone know how many people a volcano has killed????






kkbaby




kkbaby says on 2009-04-05 23:45:30 about Yellowstone eruption
I think if the eruption happens they should have planes go up into space and stay up there for as long as the volcano last for'z. we want epople in this universe to stay alive. make sure yu guys always recycle and never liter. make sure yu guys turn off lights and the tv's when yu dont need it. lol. make sure yu follow these rules. ok. plz save the earth. people dont wanna die:)






JustBob




JustBob says on 2009-03-18 20:08:36 about supervolcans
In many way I hope all or most for the shapless bags of water that have been blogging on this subject will experience the force that is going to happen when one of these puppys goes off.Myself I'm old and could care less. I just hope that I will be around to see you on yours knees crying for help from the ones that tryed to inform that it was going to happen. HA!HA! you dumb %#@*&






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ricco




ricco says on 2009-01-23 15:31:23 about this
i think this is very much true and i think that we need to investigate and pay close attention to this valcanoe because they are truly death defying and very serious. And mostly people dont believe it but its true and people need to face the facts and try taking action now!!!!






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BreMc says on 2009-01-06 10:59:41 about SuperVolcanoes
This is all true. But you guys shouldn't have to worry. It's not going to happen for probably about 1 million years when we are all 6 feet under the ground or in a can from being cremated. So there! stop freaking.






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tony




tony says on 2008-05-26 19:53:10 about super volcanoe
im 14 and im studeing super volcanoes and every body watch out cause the bible said 5% of the earth will die befor jesus comes to earth and the way the super volcanoes look it might be soon






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badboys39




badboys39 says on 2008-03-27 13:08:12 about this crap
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lalawoowoo




lalawoowoo says on 2008-03-16 18:29:33 about everything
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Nibiru comes




Nibiru comes says on 2008-02-20 01:46:10 about The Shift
All will change, but change is necessary i hear 2/3 of the population is gonna die from this Planet X (Nibiru). If you ask me as soon as planet X gets here it will trigger the super volcanoes. i hope the alien space ship theory is correct...






Nibiru comes




Nibiru comes says on 2008-02-20 01:46:10 about The Shift
All will change, but change is necessary i hear 2/3 of the population is gonna die from this Planet X (Nibiru). If you ask me as soon as planet X gets here it will trigger the super volcanoes. i hope the alien space ship theory is correct...






Nibiru comes




Nibiru comes says on 2008-02-20 01:46:10 about The Shift
All will change, but change is necessary i hear 2/3 of the population is gonna die from this Planet X (Nibiru). If you ask me as soon as planet X gets here it will trigger the super volcanoes. i hope the alien space ship theory is correct...






Nibiru comes




Nibiru comes says on 2008-02-20 01:46:09 about The Shift
All will change, but change is necessary i hear 2/3 of the population is gonna die from this Planet X (Nibiru). If you ask me as soon as planet X gets here it will trigger the super volcanoes. i hope the alien space ship theory is correct...






Nibiru comes




Nibiru comes says on 2008-02-20 01:46:09 about The Shift
All will change, but change is necessary i hear 2/3 of the population is gonna die from this Planet X (Nibiru). If you ask me as soon as planet X gets here it will trigger the super volcanoes. i hope the alien space ship theory is correct...






Nibiru comes




Nibiru comes says on 2008-02-20 01:45:56 about The Shift
All will change, but change is necessary i hear 2/3 of the population is gonna die from this Planet X (Nibiru). If you ask me as soon as planet X gets here it will trigger the super volcanoes. i hope the alien space ship theory is correct...






kathy




kathy says on 2008-02-19 17:07:36 about super volcanoes
can the super volcano in yellowstone national park erupt or will it erupt.






kathy




kathy says on 2008-02-19 17:07:33 about super volcanoes
can the super volcano in yellowstone national park erupt or will it erupt.






kathy




kathy says on 2008-02-19 17:07:02 about super volcanoes
can the super volcano in yellowstone national park erupt or will it erupt.






MikeCintheOC




MikeCintheOC says on 2008-01-17 13:11:05 about Nostradamus predicts Yellowstone eruption

IX83
Sol vingt de Taurus si fort terre trembler,
Le grand theatre remply ruinera,
L'air, ciel & terre obscurcir & troubler,
Lors l'infidele Dieu & saincts voguera.
Sun twentieth of Taurus the earth will tremble very mightily,
It will ruin the great theater filled:
To darken and trouble air, sky and land,
Then the infidel will call upon God and saints.

I propose that this quatrain, together with quatrains X49 and X67 – X74, predict the eruption of the super-volcano which is know to exist underneath Yellowstone National Park. The twentieth of Taurus refers to a date in May – but in May of what year?
The 'theater' here is the great plains of North America which would (will) be almost entirely buried underneath volcanic ash should such an eruption take place (see the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory web site at

IX 84
Roy exposé parfaira l'hecatombe,
Apres auoir trouué son origine,
Torrent ouurir de marbre & plomb la tombe
D'vn grand Romain d'enseigne Medusine.
The King exposed will complete the slaughter,
After having discovered his origin:
Torrent to open the tomb of marble and lead,
Of a great Roman with Medusine device.

This quatrain does not speak well of the actions (or perhaps in-action) of the government in response to such a massive disaster. It seems to refer to the potential use, or a hasty rush to secure such, of nuclear weapons (i.e ' Medusine device') – or perhaps the government will simply retreat to its emergency shelters (i.e. 'tomb of marble and lead') leaving the people to fend for themselves. Or perhaps, all of the above.
Specifically note the use of the word “l'hecatombe” here and also in quatrain X74.
X 49
Iardin du monde aupres de cité neufue,
Dans le chemin des montagnes cauées,
Sera saisi & plongé dans la cuue,
Beuuant par force eaux soulphre enuenimées.
Garden of the world near the new city,
In the path of the hollow mountains:
It will be seized and plunged into the Tub,
Forced to drink waters poisoned by sulfur.

'Garden of the world' is the American mid-west (aka the 'bread-basket of the world').
In the path of the mountains of cause – cauees is not a French word per se? See wordreference.com, the closest match is 'cause'. The ash will bury the midwest. Also, the erupted caldera leaves a concave (hollow) depression.
The land will be flooded by rains precipitated by the airborne ash (this is a scientifically anticipated after-effect of such a super eruption).
Sulfur blown into the atmosphere by the eruption and precipitated out by the rain will poison lakes,rivers, and the snow-packs of the Rockies and Sierras.
X 65
O vaste Rome ta ruyne s'approche,
Non de tes murs, de ton sang & substance :
L'aspre par lettres fera si horrible coche,
Fer poinctu mis à tous iusques au manche.
O vast Rome, thy ruin approaches,
Not of thy walls, of thy blood and substance:
The one harsh in letters will make a very horrible notch,
Pointed steel driven into all up to the hilt.

America is the 'Rome of the modern age', to be sure.
America will not be conquered per se, but destroyed from within.
The reference here to the one 'harsh in letters' would appears to match with our current president.
X 66
Le chef de Londres par regne l'Americh,
L'isle d'Escosse t'empiera par gelée :
Roy Rebauront vn si faux Antechrist,
Que les mettra trestous dans la meslée.
The chief of London through the realm of America,
The Isle of Scotland will be tried by frost:
King and Reb will face an Antichrist so false,
That he will place them in the conflict all together.

Tony Blair (chief of London) has traveled America defending Bush's war policy in Iraq.
The second sentence refers to the disaster (soon) to come - the earth's average temperature will plunge due to a 'volcanic winter'.
'King and Reb' = the Chief of London and the American people (rebels to England since the revolution).
Misleading information placed England (led by Blair) and the American people into the Iraq conflict together.
X 67
Le tremblement si fort au mois de May,
Saturne, Caper, Iupiter, Mercure au bœuf :
Venus aussi, Cancer, Mars en Nonnay,
Tombera gresle lors plus grosse qu'vn œuf.
A very mighty trembling in the month of May,
Saturn in Capricorn, Jupiter and Mercury in Taurus:
Venus also, Cancer, Mars in Virgo,
Hail will fall larger than an egg.

This quatrain tells us in May of what year the eruption is to occur. See planetary ephemeris for planetary locations in May of 2008 and read the quatrain data as follows:
(Capricorn, Jupiter) and {Mercury in Taurus:
Venus also), (Cancer, Mars) Saturn in Virgo,
The above locations are a match.
Debris from the eruption will rain down far and wide.
X 68
L'armée de mer deuant cité tiendra,
Puis partira sans faire longue allée :
Citoyens grande proye enterre prendra,
Retourner classe reprendre grande emblée.
The army of the sea will stand before the city,
Then it will leave without making a long passage:
A great flock of citizens will be seized on land,
Fleet to return to seize it great robbery.

The Marines ('army of the sea') will be commanded to leave Iraq immediately to deal with the emergency at home.
The evacuation home will be immediate via air transport (not a long passage by sea).
The great number of refugees fleeing East to escape the approaching ash cloud will be subdued by the returning fleet (army) to prevent rioting and looting.
X 69
Le fait luysant de neuf vieux esleué,
Seront si grands par midy Aquilon,
De sa seur propre grandes alles leué :
Fuyant murdry au buisson d'ambellon.
The shining deed of the old one exalted anew,
Through the South and Aquilon they will be very great:
Raised by his own sister great crowds,
Fleeing, murdered in the thicket of Ambellon.

The infamous deed of 9-11 ('shining deed' to the radical Muslims) will be exalted anew due to the impending destruction of their enemy (America).
Osama Bin Laden (the old one) is known to have many siblings, one of his sisters may 'raise great crowds' to this effect.
X 70
Lœil par obiect fera telle excroissance,
Tant & ardente que tombera la neige,
Champ arrousé viendra en decroissance,
Que le primat succombera à Rege.
Through an object the eye will swell very much,
Burning so much that the snow will fall:
The fields watered will come to shrink,
As the primate succumbs at Reggio.

The volcanic ash will cause many deaths. In addition, the ash will cause swelling of the eyes, and blindness for many, this has been predicted to happen by scientists as a result of such an event.
It is scientifically understood that such an eruption will cause droplets of sulfuric acid to cloak the upper atmosphere of the earth, reflecting the sunlight and producing a volcanic winter – snow will fall even in summer..
It is also scientifically understood that in the event of such an eruption, the atmospheric dust and ash will cause great rains to fall, mixing with the ash on the ground and destroying crops and livestock. Many wild animals will die as well.
X 71
La terre & l'air geleront si grand eau,
Lors qu'on viendra pour ieudy venerer :
Ce qui sera iamais ne feut si beau,
Des quatre parts le viendront honorer,
The earth and air will freeze a very great sea,
When they will come to venerate Thursday:
That which will be never was it so fair,
From the four parts they will come to honor it.

As the sudden climate change of the volcanic winter takes effect, the coldest seas will freeze.

Thursday is the day before (or of) the Eruption – May 8, 2008 is the '20th. Of Taurus', see quatrain IX83.

The whole world will feel the effects, and come to realize significance of the event which has by now changed the world forever.
X 72
L'an mil neuf cens nonante neuf sept mois
Du ciel viendra vn grand Roy d'effrayeur
Resusciter le grand Roy d'Angolmois,
Auant apres Mars regner par bon heur.
The year 1999, seventh month,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror:
To bring back to life the great King of the Mongols,
Before and after Mars to reign by good luck.

Nostradamus is off by two years in this prediction.
Note however the month named in the French version: “sept” means literally 7, but coincidentally is the abbreviation for the month “september”.
The prediction is one year prior to the millenium, the reality was one year past the millenium.
X 73
Le temps present auecques le passé
Sera iugé par grand Iouialiste,
Le monde tard luy sera lassé,
Et desloyal par le clergé iuriste.
The present time together with the past
Will be judged by the great Joker:
The world too late will be tired of him,
And through the clergy oath-taker disloyal.

Joker (tarot card, the fool) = George Bush?. Too late, the world will be tired of him.
X 74
Au reuolu du grand nombre septiesme,
Apparoistra au temps ieux d'Hecatombe,
Non esloigné du grand eage milliesme,
Que les entrez sortiront de leur tombe.
The year of the great seventh number accomplished,
It will appear at the time of the games of slaughter:
(It will appear at the time of the games (olympics), the catastrophe:)

Not far from the great millennial age,
When the buried will go out from their tombs.

2007 accomplished.
It will appear at the time of the games (the olympics), the slaughter (hecatombe = disaster or catastrophe with many victims, see wordreference.com).
Read as: 'It will appear at the time of the games, the disaster:'.

Not far from the millenium (2000).
When the buried magma will erupt from its tomb.






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Tianca




Tianca says on 2007-01-01 04:11:11 about Supervolcano - Yellowstone is active now!!!
I have just recieved an update on Yellowstone, saying that it is active and getting worse by the day, exponentially. People are too scared to tell anyone about it, because they have no clue how to deal with something that forces them to abandon the USA to other countries!!! This is how big it is, this time. But the only way to save us now is to get evacuated from the planet, because Yellowstone blowing this time is for the Cleansing foretold for thousands of years. That means Yellowstone blowing will be the trigger that sets off the pole shift that needs to happen to cleanse the planet of us. People.
So, don't be scared, the starships are all around the planet now, they are on red alert, and they are ready to evacuate anyone who wants to get off the planet. You have the facts, it is up to you what you do with them.
DO NOT believe that you can survive the pole shift. The last one this planet had, 98% of all life was destroyed, people, plants, animals. All were gone.
Don't be scared. Just when you find yourself up on a starship (after being evacuated) tell them, yes, you want to stay!!! That way you live.
Tianca






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minimel




minimel says on 2006-08-30 10:22:35 about Super Volcano
Fascinating article, you can never know too much about the planet you live on. Of course, estimates in 1000's of years cause many people to say so what? Well they are probably the people who are also the greatest polluters, the worst drivers, and the least politically conscious (probably don't even vote) people of all. They have no interest in the planet they are leaving to their children. To prove my point check out the comments on this article, and those that are negative or derisive, are from folks who cannot even spell the simplest words correctly and whose grammar, to put it succinctly, sucks! Ask them about tectonic plate movement, or the rim of fire and get a big DUH in response. Thanks for the info.






wow and wow




wow and wow says on 2006-08-28 17:32:41 about super volcanoe
im really confused cause if it does happen would we be able to evacuate that area of the blast zone?? and how long would the eruption last and u never know it take out the whole valcanoe and we would be an island. so ya






Truth




Truth says on 2006-08-27 00:31:07 about How did you know?
It was for sure true? I've heard stories about California is due for a massive earthquake soon and its suppose to rip the state and it'll be the new atlanta.






howch




howch says on 2006-08-24 17:48:30 about
I sincerely doubt we could tap this sleeping volcano and use it as an energy source. Typical use of geothermal plants is converting water to steam and then using the steam to run turbines and generators. To do this, pipes need to be run underground so that the water (or whatever liquid is being used) can gather heat and change phases.
To tap the energy we would have to excavate a large area to place the network of water pipes far enough underground to make the operation worthwhile, which would decrease the amount of pressure being exerted on the magma to keep it in the ground.

Also, the sheer amount of heat that would need to be removed from the area to stop the rising magma is far too large to be used before this supervolcano will explode... I mean think about it: I don't quite think we can use the heat faster than earth's core can transfer it outwards.






qwerty




qwerty says on 2006-08-24 11:23:07 about This is bull
This is a bunch of bullshit, like most of the other news on this shitty site.






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