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March 17, 2005
Apocalypse Now.
My mom raised me to firmly believe in apocalypses (holidays not included).
One of my favorite tourist spots once was the site of the largest eruption in North America, and could be the next one.
Everyone is watching Mt. Saint Helen, but it would be quite fun to watch Yellowstone erupt. I’ve been reading about it for years, especially since the reports of the huge dome rising under Lake Yellowstone started appearing.
Yellowstone sits on top of a hot spot of magma that has been active for millions of years. It’s a giant caldera that has periodically exploded, and theoretically it is due for another outbreak. Earthquakes have been increasing in frequency, new geysers have appeared, and Lake Yellowstone has a giant magma dome pushing upwards. Fascinating to a geek like me, just so you know.
I’m sure it would be a big surprise to Pat Robertson and his ilk if the next Yellowstone explosion ‘cleaned out’ the red states, as it has done in the past. He always blames natural disasters and terrorist attacks on liberalism, and it would be funny if a disaster happened across all of the flyover states.
Talk about kicking ash.
Posted by G at March 17, 2005 10:17 PM
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That would be great ... but I hope it happens when I and my family are on vacation (in NYC, let's say). Think you can arrange that with the gods? Sweet. It's a deal, then. I miss NYC, by the way. But I made it 1.5 months here before I doubled over in missing-civilization pain. ;)
Posted by: Jen at March 18, 2005 01:19 AM
Either the Yellowstone supervolcano or the New Madrid earthquake fault would do a nice job on red states. It would be a bitch for our insurance rates, though, and it would clobber the economy. So our fun has a price! ;)
Posted by: Jess at March 18, 2005 05:51 AM
Did I forget to mention that God is going to let me build a big ark to save all the good people and take them back to civilization?
Also, all the Bushes will be celebrating some other corporate victory in Yellowstone, like the opening of the Alaskan wilderness. They'll actually be in a boat directly above the eruption.
Posted by: Glenn at March 18, 2005 07:46 AM
A huge eruption, a lot of ash, then what? Lots of clogged air filters, and fabulous sunsets. I am more concerned with West Nile virus, mercury contamination of fish, and next year's possibly deadly flu virus (a type "H"). A huge eruption would be merely fireworks.
Posted by: mr pinky at March 18, 2005 08:24 AM
By huge eruption, Mr. Pinky, we're talking about instantly wiping out all life in a 600 mile radius. The ensuing nuclear winter like conditions would last for years. The last supervolcanic eruption nearly drove the human race to extinction. Death, disease, famine, dogs and cats sleeping together, mass hysteria. :)
Personally, I think the bird flu is gonna get us first.
Or perhaps this asteroid:
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news149.html
Which frankly seems to be gettin' a bit close to be so blase about the odds.
Oh well...I'm sure I'll be raptured long before then. ;) Until then I'm stockin' up on gin.
Posted by: Alan at March 18, 2005 08:51 AM
Amen brotha! al la la la la ham dem boo la....!
Posted by: moby at March 20, 2005 05:52 PM