Update on Yellowstone

There have been several write-ups recently about the discovery of another super-sized magma chamber under Yellowstone's other super-size magma chamber, but I hadn't seen it mentioned here.

The thing about the second chamber is that it is truly huge--it contains enough magma to fill the entire Grand Canyon to the brim. Eleven times over.

Obviously it's been there for a while, so us finding it won't necessarily make Yellowstone erupt any sooner--but when it does, it's probably going to be pretty close to an Extinction Level Event.

So pack a few extra bags of Twinkies and yer poncho. It's a hard rain gonna fall.

 

Links to any of the "several write-ups" wanted please.

 

An "Extinction Level Event," is nothing to even worry about. Why bother? Most likely, you and everyone you ever met are already dead.
Now. Worrying about things you CAN do something about, would make more sense.

 

Scientists Discover Massive New Magma Chamber Under Yellowstone : The Two-Way : NPR

 

Hmmm, would that be when they were using trucks to thump the ground, and some looneys thought they were trying to set off the volcano?

 

Not at all. Those trucks are commercially used to map gas deposits and underground structure. It is a tool, that listens to the returns to make a picture of what is not seen, like land sonar. These trucks were used around Yellowstone a while back, and a YouTube I posted, showed the fringe wacko claiming that the government was intentionally trying to set off the volcano, for whatever asinine fill in the blank answer, without any idea of the science involved. But he was SURE the intent was to wipe out humanity.

 

I'll go with what @kellory said.
Running around going is about all one can do if Yellowstone blows.
Its like trying to survive global nuclear war.

Except worse.

 

And good for me since I laid out the route to their thumper sites.

Maybe I selected a few dozen more twist and turns than they would have but that was the deal for them to Thump on my property.

Anyway, it opened up some good trails that were 16 feet wide and 12 feet tall and after they left I had a good layer of shredded material to prevent ruts and help the grass grow later.

 

I think the volcanic eruption at Toba was the last near Extinction Level Event for the human species if (and only if) Toba caused the apparent genetic bottleneck that appears at about the same time. You can bet it was an Extinction Level Event for everyone that lived nearby, and the closer the extincter. (Izzataword?) Likewise it was a near Extinction Level Event for a lot of people that lived a good bit further away. Not extinct, exactly, but extinctish. (Izzatanudderword?)

For Yellowstone, I'd say don't bother to try to move away. You probably couldn't move far enough.

The volume of the Grand Canyon is 4.17 trillion cubic meters. Eleven times that is 45.87 trillion cubic meters. Whereas Toba only put out about 2,800 cubic kilometers. Which would be 2.8 trillion cubic meters. So, after counting some of my toes twice, it looks like a big bang at Yellowstone would be 16.38 times as large as the previously biggest bang at Toba.

Everybody that survives is invited to a party in my very small apartment.

(Y'know, it may nor happen today or tomorrow, but now I think I know why the government is digging all those Deep Underground Military Bases and hoarding like there may not be a tomorrow. I think they're planning a little party of their own, to which you and I will most probably NOT be invited.)

 

I agree with kellory, only pay mind to what you can do something about!

 

Yeah I just don't worry about WW3. Yellowstone, and San Adreas.

 

Some good pics on Yellowstone at 4/23/2015 — Larger deeper magma chamber found below Yellowstone Supervolcano | Dutchsinse

If it doesn't blow in the next hundred years, I think we'll all be ok. By then we'll have force-field technology, and we can all sit out and watch the ash fall on our indestructible dome homes while floating at 10,000 ft. for a truly scenic overview.

 

If it ends with a "poooooooooooooot" your gonna WISH it had ended with fire and gloom.