erupted. Should we be afraid, because it's said to erupt every 600,000 years and it's 620,000 years since the last one.
2006-10-02 10:24:13 · 6 answers · asked by Ahwell 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Based on the fossil remains from the last eruption, anyone within a ten state area will be affected if this super volcano erupts, so I guess you should be somewhat concerned. But then again, what can you do about it? You could be run over by a car tomorrow. Is that thought going to keep you locked in your house? Of course not!
Just live you life each day as if it's your last, don't put off doing things, do them now. And if the volcano doesn't erupt, what have you lost?
2006-10-02 10:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by koffee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apart from measurements by the University of Utah where is the evidence that the volcano erupts every 600,000 years? Since there is no way of measuring when it last erupted who knows when it is due again? These theories are based on fluctuating evidence so cannot be taken as exact timings. Also the earth has experienced many changes in that time with the movement in tectonic plates, climate changes, continental shifts, cooling of the planet and magma core and collision from meteorites. Personally I wouldn't worry as there are many instruments measuring such things that would give sufficient time to evacuate should it be necessary. Whether a dormant volcano would cause 'worldwide devastation' is debatable. When Mount St Helens erupted and the one in Montserrat they were relatively localised in effect and caused little effect elsewhere. According to the University of Utah monitoring team the eruptions occur between 600,000 and 800,000 years with the last major one being 70,000 years ago. The next one is probably a very long time away, long after we've gone.
2006-10-02 17:36:01 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The likelyhood that we will have the mega volcanoes erupt is very low. All the vents and geysers in Yellowstone actually help keep the volcano in check by letting off the steam and heat and gasses from the volcano.
The odds of the mega volcanos happening are as high- or low- as being hit by a meteor.
2006-10-02 17:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If California tips into the ocean as predicted that would put great numbers of the oceans islands under water and bring water over a good portion of the southern U.S. and the Bible Belt.
Early predictions place Denver as a sea coast town according to the old time New Agers. The inland sea predictions come from Edgar Casey, among others, and the California event from William Branham.
What then would be left in America is little or no dry land west of the Continental Divide. There would be the Mountain states, some North and Central states. The huge volcano, if not disturbed by all this, would then become a significant portion of the remains of North America.
My suggestion, aside from repent, goes to a quote from the late Sen. Everett M. Dirksen. "Plan every day as if you will live forever. Live every day as if it were your last."
2006-10-02 18:49:00 · answer #4 · answered by Tommy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I remember correctly, the Discovery science special on this phenomenon thought it to have erupted 200,000 years ago. Regardless, I live close enough to get dead pretty much instantly, so I think we should be more afraid of school shootings that are happening a couple times a week.
2006-10-02 17:34:01 · answer #5 · answered by mslorikoch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why be afraid, when there is nothing you can do about it?
2006-10-02 17:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by Raymond 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋