Are you aware that Yellowstone National Park is a dormant cauldera?

Question

Scientists feel that it is going to erupt in the near future. What are your thoughts on this topic?

A cauldera is what remains of a volcano. Yellowstone National Park is/was a supervolcano. A supervolano erupts with 100 times that of the Hiroshima bonmb.

Answer 1

A full-scale eruption of the Yellowstone caldera could result in millions of deaths locally and catastrophic climatic effects globally, but there is little indication that such an eruption is imminent. However, the system is not yet completely understood, and the study of Yellowstone is ongoing. Geologists are closely monitoring the rise and fall of the Yellowstone Plateau, which averages 1.5 cm yearly.

Occasionally proposals are suggested for ways to safely relieve the buildup of dissolved gas in the Yellowstone magma chamber, usually involving drilling holes or using explosives to release small amounts of pressure in a controlled manner. However, none of these ideas is likely to have a noticeable impact. The magma beneath Yellowstone is not very mobile, so release of dissolved gases from any given point will not do much to the chamber as a whole, and in any event, the scale of the problem is far too large for current engineering capabilities to handle. When u think of things of such magnitude all u can say is - Ooh Crap:(

Answer 2

Yea, I saw a whole TV program on this. Only thing with programs like that, is they pretend to be informative, and get you excited to learn more, and then they just repeat the fact that it's a massive volcano, and aren't very specific about what they tell you has happened, and you get bored.

But more to the point, I think if it does erupt in a spectacular fashion it's going to take quite a while. I think if enough pressure to cause such a massive eruption was nearly built up, scientists would be far more frantic over it than they are.

Answer 3

Yes I read about that. That is is a giant supervolcano that, if errupts, will cause catastrophe. I agree with what the scientists are saying - that it is filling with lava underneath and it will eventually blow. The guysers in yellowstone national park only back this up further. Volcanic eruptions are crucial to the planet and if it weren't for volcanoes we probably would not be here. It is quite frightening to think about what would happen though

Answer 4

Of course it is. And you had better thank your lucky stars that it is finding a beautiful way of venting the energy just under the surface.

If that think erupted...California would really fall into the ocean. Karakatoa and Nerngogo would have nothing on Yellowstone

Answer 5

Yellowstone is a outstanding position and somewhat nicely worth a visit being the biggest number of geothermal positive homes contained in the international. It has distinct the biggest and maximum commonly used geysers (even besides the undeniable fact that no longer the biggest or maximum commonly used). The Grand Prismatic Spring is a mind-blowing sight in it sheer length.

Answer 6

Dormant? The acidity level of lakes is changing. The level of lakes is changing, with water spilling out of one end and submerging the bases of trees, indicating that the land beneath the opposite end of the lake is rising.

Dormant means sleeping, and whatever is under Yellowstone is waking up.

Answer 7

,yes i knew that ,
i wonder when it will become "live " again ,
scientists are investigating,
the possibility of an eruption in the near future .
I hope it wont do 'the rumble' too soon ,
It is such a beautiful place .
;)

Answer 8

yes. only.. we'd better watch out for it to erupt, someday.. becasue according to some science show, there were remains of charred trees hundreds of miles away, and also prehistoric animal remains at a watering hole covered in ash and had white marks in their bones showing that they had lived for some time without enough oxygen before succumbing... oxygen deprived of them because of ash in the air from a massive volcano? thats what they think. its sad. and thats what was hundreds of miles away, in nebraska or something.

i wouldnt want that volcano to go off while people are there.

Answer 9

I saw that on Discovery Channel also, way cool stuff! If it doesn't erupt this day, that's ok, if it is going to erupt , ask me tomorrow and I can answer affirmitavely yes or no.

Answer 10

Yes. National Geographic and the Discovery Channel have all done pieces on this topic. It will blow, but when? If I could answer that I'd be rich.... and moving to Australia before it happens!