Is The End Of Life On Earth Nearer Than We Thought?

[EDDIE51]

The Super Volcano under Yellowstone is a lot nearer eruption than we thought
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/science/yellowstone-volcano-eruption.html
WHEN ,not IF it does blow it will end all life on Earth .
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/865071/yellowstone-volcano-eruption-2017-supervolcano-usgs-prediction-earthquake
The Big One could be as little as 30 to 50 years away. Until now it had been thought to be a million or more years away.
There are bigger problems than Brexit to worry about!

[New Judge]

"There are bigger problems than Brexit to worry about!"

Rubbish! :-) :-)

[pixie374]

It says it "could" end life on earth in the article. Unless there's any way of stopping it, there's no point worrying about it though.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Is it possible that this newly-discovered volatility of the super-volcano is itself part of the Brexit effect?

Or would that be too fanciful?

[EDDIE51]

^ No it's the Trump effect!

[pixie374]

It's immigrants.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Ah, stoopid me, Eddie!

[andy-hughes]

You're a little ray of sunshine aren't you Eddie ...

[Baldric]

///she warned that there’s more work to do before scientists can verify a precise time scale///

///However, they stated that chances of an eruption do remain small///

I think I'll sleep ok, but thanks anyway.

[EDDIE51]

It will blow, that is not in dispute. The only question is when?
At the very minimum it will wipe the entire USA and Canada off the face of the Earth !

[douglas9401]

At least that'll mean prices for Florida come down to a more reasonable level.

[Togo]

Read it first thing this morning Eddie and thought, wellll better think about Christmas shopping anyway. The EU autocrats will ban it, or Jezza will tax it to death, or the democratic luvvies will stifle it. No worries. :))

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/a-surprise-from-the-supervolcano-under-yellowstone/ar-AAtk6tI?li=AAnZ9Ug

[-Talbot-]

All these links are crap ... has anyone got a decent one?

[douglas9401]

And how is it only wreaking havoc to the north? Is it sinners?

[sapelesam]

Can't we plug the volcano with something large and useless, maybe a Donald.

[Old_Geezer]

The sooner they work out how to release the pressure safely, the better. Certainly one of the things we should be investigating.

[sapelesam]

Are you talking about the Donald Old-Geezer?

[mibn2cweus]

Old_Geezer The sooner they work out how to release the pressure safely, the better. Certainly one of the things we should be investigating. 22:58 Thu 12th Oct 2017

http://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/cooling-down-a-supervolcano-and-generate-geothermal-power-a-possible-win-win/

[jim360]

The last time Yellowstone blew up it didn't end all life on earth. This time will be the same. I don't think you need to be quite so apocalyptic...

Of course it would be devastating if it blew.

[TWR]

Not rightly bothered, It will save my organising my funeral.

[mikey4444]

Eddie is right. The super volcano that comprises what we call Yellowstone National Park, if it blows, will obliterate all life on the planet, very quickly.

I am not a scientist but perhaps they should get together and think about how this volcano could be dealt with now.