2012 Is the shit gonna hit the fan?

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

If Yellowstone goes boom, I will too. It's not that far from where I live. So while I can laugh about California sliding into the ocean, it's a bit more sobering when we talk about Yellowstone possibilities.

No offense to your Yellowstone concerns, but I thought that Yellowstone supervolcano scene in the movie was AWESOME. They talked about the caldera that was, is? there and how it erupted in the past. For those who don't know, it's a magma reservoir under the crust that's the size of 2-3 states. There's a few normal size volcanos on top of it, that erupt occasionally and relieve the pressure, sometimes too much, so that the entire region collapses and you've got magma going everywhere.

[randolph]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

No offense to your Yellowstone concerns, but I thought that Yellowstone supervolcano scene in the movie was AWESOME. They talked about the caldera that was, is? there and how it erupted in the past. For those who don't know, it's a magma reservoir under the crust that's the size of 2-3 states. There's a few normal size volcanos on top of it, that erupt occasionally and relieve the pressure, sometimes too much, so that the entire region collapses and you've got magma going everywhere.

There is no evidence the Yellowstone caldera is on the verge of eruption. However, 600,000 years ago it did erupt and covered much of the US with ash, all the way to San Diego. An eruption of this magnitude today would essentially destroy the US and turn the world into a perennial winter for years.

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by randolph

An eruption of this magnitude today would essentially destroy the US and turn the world into a perennial winter for years.

See randolph? No need to worry about global warming! Mother Nature and Father Time will fix our fuckups.

Plus we get more snow!

[CreativeMind]

Originally Posted by randolph

There is no evidence the Yellowstone caldera is on the verge of eruption. However, 600,000 years ago it did erupt and covered much of the US with ash, all the way to San Diego. An eruption of this magnitude today would essentially destroy the US and turn the world into a perennial winter for years.

Actually, since the beginning of 2009, Yellowstone has been recording higher than normal activity, which has worried geologists that something is up. Perhaps not a full-out eruption like in the movie 2012, but some sort of activity that could push its way through.

TIME Magazine did an article on it at the start of the year...

http://www.time.com/time/health/arti...869313,00.html

Overall, Yellowstone is much more active than most people suspect. In fact, courtesy of the USGC (the U.S. Geological Survey), here is the activity from only last month ago...

Yellowstone Summary: During the month of October 2009, 218 earthquakes were located in the Yellowstone National Park region. The largest event was a magnitude 2.5 on October 15 at 3:39 PM MDT, located about 7 miles south southeast of West Thumb, Yellowstone NP. This event was the largest event in a swarm of 138 earthquakes that occurred October 12-23, with magnitudes ranging from -0.2 to 2.5.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Oh Oh!! Who is gonna let me come live with them?

[smc]

If the Mayans were so good at predicting things, how come they couldn't predict the arrival of Cortes and the subsequent destruction of their civilization?!

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by smc

If the Mayans were so good at predicting things, how come they couldn't predict the arrival of Cortes and the subsequent destruction of their civilization?!

That was the Aztecs who primarily got fucked. The Mayans sided with Cortez because they, along with the Incas, were pissed off about being conquered by the Aztecs all the time.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

Oh Oh!! Who is gonna let me come live with them?

You can come over here! You'll have to get Canadian citizenship to stay, though.

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

Oh Oh!! Who is gonna let me come live with them?

I was gonna say that you could stay with me, but seeing as how Cali would sink into the ocean, I'd say we'd both be screwed.

[The Conquistador]

If SHTF, I think randolph, Creative Mind and I should protect our tranny assets and start our own safe region that would be tranny friendly and be open to trannies and their admirers.