Thailand tidal wave pic

[funkcicle]

What if Old Faithful were to go? I imagine that'd catch a lot of people off guard!

(I don't know if that's even possible, but apparently there's a SciFi movie with this scenario).

[Leland]

Yeah, if I understand this correctly, almost all of the Yellowstone national park area (primarily where the thermal events are) is supposed to be part of an enormous crater. I think what will happen if it goes is that the effect will be much like letting the air out of an inflated balloon, except on a global scale.

What, a giant geothermal fart?


I wonder, though, if its constant venting will help stave off an eruption. But, then again, blowing off steam doesn't really do anything to keep magma underground, either.

[Leland]

Bigger than Vesuvius unfortunately. Closer to Krakatoa.

http://www.solcomhouse.com/yellowstone.htm

Wow -- guess I won't be driving my car much for the few weeks afterwards. Don't want all that dust to muck up the engine, ya know.

[Jonathan Fowler]

I'll vote for Rainier

It's a very active andesitic range and Rainer has been showing all of the signs for almost 10 years now.
Might want to stay away from Mariners in your 2005 fantasy teams



jon

[funkcicle]

Bigger than Vesuvius unfortunately. Closer to Krakatoa.

http://www.solcomhouse.com/yellowstone.htm

scary!