jhisaac1
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Aren't the Jurassic Park islands off the coast of Costa Rica? Now you have to contend with the dino's. So, what would be the best caliber for repelling a velociraptor pack?
BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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confinedbythecurtain
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Since I live in Kali
I would probably pushing up daisys!
I would probably pushing up daisys!
Unless the earthquakes resulting from the eruption (not to mention the possible impact tremors from the ejected plug striking the earth) caused the collapse of one of the Canary Islands, resulting in a supertsunami which would decimate the eastern coast of North and South America.
You've got to love Mother Nature. She's always got more than one way to smack you around.
jojo
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Since I'm in the midwest, I'd most likely be gone. If not, time to take inventory of who/what survived, group up, ready ouselves for the inevitable looters/scroungers. Then do some recon.
jojo
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From everything I've read about the Yellowstone Caldera it's 30,000 to 50,000 years overdue for going off. The thing is slowly drifting NE. The last time it blew I don't think it rated super volcano status since it just screwed up NA west of the Mississippi mostly.
A friend of mine from almost 20 years ago was really, really freaked about this. He just knew Yellowstone was gonna blow in his lifetime.
Many have said if it blows it's an end of the world as we know it event. I don't think so.
The USA would be heavily impacted and become a 3rd world nation because of the devastating effect the ash would have on the great plains and the west coast. As a result most of our most productive agricultural land would become useless for many a year. This would impact grain and vegetable supplies the world over but how that would impact the rest of the planet's human population I can't predict.
Supposedly the ash in the air would result in a 2 to 3 degree average drop in temperature. Would that be enough to start a new ice age or even a nuclear winter type event?
If it blows it blows - there isn't a darn thing man can do to stop it so why lose any sleep worrying over it. Just head as far east as fast as you can. Be sure to bring lots of guns though as all those blue staters might not appreciate us red staters invading their domains.
A friend of mine from almost 20 years ago was really, really freaked about this. He just knew Yellowstone was gonna blow in his lifetime.
Many have said if it blows it's an end of the world as we know it event. I don't think so.
The USA would be heavily impacted and become a 3rd world nation because of the devastating effect the ash would have on the great plains and the west coast. As a result most of our most productive agricultural land would become useless for many a year. This would impact grain and vegetable supplies the world over but how that would impact the rest of the planet's human population I can't predict.
Supposedly the ash in the air would result in a 2 to 3 degree average drop in temperature. Would that be enough to start a new ice age or even a nuclear winter type event?
If it blows it blows - there isn't a darn thing man can do to stop it so why lose any sleep worrying over it. Just head as far east as fast as you can. Be sure to bring lots of guns though as all those blue staters might not appreciate us red staters invading their domains.
AHHH SUPER VOLCANO!!! I will be lucky as I'll die right away if/when Jellystone Park pops... the rest of the world will have to starve/ freeze to death in the folowing months. Depths of ash fall will be measured in 100s or perhaps 1000s of feet throughout the west. I've actually discussed this with a few Geologists, geo-physists, volcanologists so I'll believe them, rather than the errornet. If you look at Krakato in Aug. 1883 and the weather/ climate changes as far away as NYC and the US East coast, the Yellowstone basin has the potential to be many, many times greater (the number I recall is 100-300X but I could be wrong) so sleep well, because there ain't a damn thing we can do about it. Oh by the way....I'm sure the WY liberals in Jackson will blame the Oil and Gas Industry 
Depths of ash fall will be measured in 100s or perhaps 1000s of feet throughout the west. I've actually discussed this with a few Geologists, geo-physists, volcanologists so I'll believe them, rather than the errornet. If you look at Krakato in Aug. 1883 and the weather/ climate changes as far away as NYC and the US East coast, the Yellowstone basin has the potential to be many, many times greater (the number I recall is 100-300X but I could be wrong) so sleep well, because there ain't a damn thing we can do about it. Oh by the way....I'm sure the WY liberals in Jackson will blame the Oil and Gas Industry 12-34hom
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After reading this thread it reminded me of a Jimi Hendrix song i really like.
A little Indian brave who before he was ten, played war games in the woods with his Indian Friends.
He built a dream that when he grew up he would be a fearless warrior Indian chief.
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until tomorrow he would sing his first war song and fight his first battle.
But something went wrong.. surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night.
So castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.
12-34hom.
A little Indian brave who before he was ten, played war games in the woods with his Indian Friends.
He built a dream that when he grew up he would be a fearless warrior Indian chief.
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until tomorrow he would sing his first war song and fight his first battle.
But something went wrong.. surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night.
So castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.
12-34hom.
aguyindallas
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Folks, call me an idiot, but this (if it were to happen) is just one of those things that we can't do anything about. Its not even worth thinking about or getting worried about. My day as well as your day well come when they call your number.
Why get all torqued out about it now?
Why get all torqued out about it now?
TheFederalistWeasel
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A MONSTER THAT COULD DESTROY LIFE ON EARTH AS WE KNOW IT!
http://www.cuttingedge.org/news_updates/nz1178.htm
http://www.cuttingedge.org/news_updates/nz1178.htm
TheFederalistWeasel
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I’ve always been fascinated by the various SHTF end-of-the-world scenarios that get posted here, most I believe envision some Red Dawn type scenario coming to pass or the day we wake up and for whatever reason yet unidentifiable all social order has dissolved and hordes of crack starved Zulus are terrorizing the streets.
I firmly believe that the most likely SHTF scenario would come from Mother Nature, in the form of a massive natural disaster, not a big hurricane, but something on a grand scale.
I firmly believe that the most likely SHTF scenario would come from Mother Nature, in the form of a massive natural disaster, not a big hurricane, but something on a grand scale.
Wild Bill
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OK, so the west coast and half the midwest are gone. Ash is blowing across the continent. We’re about to see a new ice age here...
Think Billy think …
Option one – do nothing, give an aw shucks, have another sweet-tea, listen to the neighbors “see Maw, dem Yankees really blowed demselves up good this time, rehaw!†(Hey, this is the "it didn't happen here so it's not our problem south".)
Option two – race to Charleston, steal a really big boat and head south.
Option three – reclaim lost faith and hope St. Peter’s file on me is better than I thought.
Just in case - anyone know where I could loot a pair of wollies here in the middle of the deep south?
Think Billy think …
Option one – do nothing, give an aw shucks, have another sweet-tea, listen to the neighbors “see Maw, dem Yankees really blowed demselves up good this time, rehaw!†(Hey, this is the "it didn't happen here so it's not our problem south".)
Option two – race to Charleston, steal a really big boat and head south.
Option three – reclaim lost faith and hope St. Peter’s file on me is better than I thought.
Just in case - anyone know where I could loot a pair of wollies here in the middle of the deep south?
griz
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Since it's 3:00 AM I guess I'll roll over and go back to sleep. If I'm alive in the morning I'll worry about earthquake induced tidal waves since I live in the east.
armoredman
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Well, I'll have the short lived satisfaction of watching the illegal aliens run SOUTH out of the US, then I'll die. No way I can come up with material or supplies to survive such an event, on my salary, so I plan to survive smaller events.
You're dead. Most of the world will be dead via mass extinction. We have just entered another ice age, crops will fail, skies will darken, fires will start around the world. You're too close to the eruption to have a chance. In a few minutes hot rocks will be landing all around you like a hail storm.
Anything you do will just prolong the inevitable.
Anything you do will just prolong the inevitable.
Tom Servo
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Like, on top of France?
Suddenly, the end of the world doesn't seem so dire
Seriously, I spent part of my childhood in the EuroNW in the '80s, and cold war paranoia was still running high. We were treated to books and films about nuclear winter on a regular basis. Plain fact is, I'm not so sure a few years of bitter survival would be worth it.
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I thought this got debunked...
115grfmj
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on a serious note....
That would be exactly what those decomcrats want, the complete depopulation of all the "RED" states. No one will be left to stand
up for us republican blue staters.
I did however also hear that Yellowstone is about 30-50K years overdue
for an eruption. If you look into it a little futher (USGS, Etc) you find
that there is a lot written about the sudden and extreme uplifting
of the lake and the caldera as a whole. Take my word for it, as someone,
who studied a lot of geology in college, that is very troubling
That would be exactly what those decomcrats want, the complete depopulation of all the "RED" states.
No one will be left to standup for us republican blue staters.
I did however also hear that Yellowstone is about 30-50K years overdue
for an eruption. If you look into it a little futher (USGS, Etc) you find
that there is a lot written about the sudden and extreme uplifting
of the lake and the caldera as a whole. Take my word for it, as someone,
who studied a lot of geology in college, that is very troubling
I'm not quite as fatalistic as some. My recollection is that the existence of the caldera resulted from the discovery of a mysterious 4" or 5" layer of ash during a geological or archeological dig in Nebraska, and the scientists' subsequent efforts to determine its origin. And my understanding is that a big blow is not an automatic death sentence, unless maybe you live in Cody. Or anywhere within a few hundred miles of Cody.
Having said that, there's no doubt it would be a BIG deal and life as we know it would change dramatically. But depending on the prevailing winds, the extent of the blow, and your level of preparation, a lot of folks might have a chance of surviving. Nobody knows if it would be a 5% chance or a 50% chance, but I'm sure not gonna concede before the game even begins.
Having said that, there's no doubt it would be a BIG deal and life as we know it would change dramatically. But depending on the prevailing winds, the extent of the blow, and your level of preparation, a lot of folks might have a chance of surviving. Nobody knows if it would be a 5% chance or a 50% chance, but I'm sure not gonna concede before the game even begins.
Nightspell
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I saw this on some show, and my plan is to find a cozy corner, curl up into the fetal position and hum while I rock myself deep into the happy place. Thumbsucking isn't planned, but may be an inevitability.
There really isn't much you can do with that kind of power.
There really isn't much you can do with that kind of power.
Sindawe
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Well, if the phone still works...
ring up some buds of mine and ask 'em if they remember that drunken apocalyptic rant around the camp fire some years back, the one they'd laughed off as non-sense. Tell'em "See, I was RIGHT. Again."
One can always find the silver lining, even in the blackest clouds of burning ash and semi-molten rocks.
Should I survive the initial geological fun and games, adapt to the type of society we have left. If I can finangle my way into a position of power and authority, well, all the better....
From TheFederalistWeasel's link.
Interesting postulation that suggests a link between the volcanic winter and human diversity.
ring up some buds of mine and ask 'em if they remember that drunken apocalyptic rant around the camp fire some years back, the one they'd laughed off as non-sense. Tell'em "See, I was RIGHT. Again."
One can always find the silver lining, even in the blackest clouds of burning ash and semi-molten rocks.
Should I survive the initial geological fun and games, adapt to the type of society we have left. If I can finangle my way into a position of power and authority, well, all the better....
From TheFederalistWeasel's link.
Interesting postulation that suggests a link between the volcanic winter and human diversity.
Nightspell
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Don't forget the pyroclastic flows, I don't think your chances of surviving that are very encouraging... And then there's the noxious gases. Those are fun, too! But hey -- there's always mutation. Maybe if you breath the gasses slowly, a little at a time, over a decade or so, you'll be able to run out of the cave for a few minutes at a time and gather... Cockroaches... or something, to eat!
Nightspell
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Here's a link, but I haven't read through all of it yet, don't know how good it is...Yellowstone Super Volcano
Igloodude
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I think my Navy training has prepared me for the cussing required to properly address a disaster of this magnitude. 
armoredman
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Ravings and angelic intervention? Gah.
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