Yellowstone is on a timer....

[eldirector]

Supervolcano Magma Chambers Recharge In Just 500 Years | IFLScience

New research on supervolcanos shows that it only takes about 500 years for their magma chamber to re-fill and erupt.

No need to take that YellowStone vacation! It may come to you....

 

[ATM]

Is that a daylight saving timer or a daylight ruining timer?

 

[dusty88]

This could be the thing that proves me wrong on the "bugging in" priority. Oh well, I haven't the funds for that overseas property.

 

[eldirector]

Most/many of the ash fall estimates place Indiana out of anything major. Life would still suck, but at least you won't have to dig out.

Now, the multiple year long winter will take a bit of getting used to!

 

[BeDome]

I love Indiana (I am an implant/transplant Hoosier - called myself a "Volunteer" when I lived a few years in Tennessee, which made a bit of sense to some but, there I met my future wife and that story would fill a number of threads, all off topic), but I could do with a third less of winter and if had further options; no more sub-zero crap.

Years of Indiana winter, I would probably opt out and go hunt lizards and birds in a jungle somewhere.

 

[Yeah]

Was putting up a goat with a couple of hunting buddies earlier in the year, on the Gallatin range, and guys were trying to pinpoint the caldera rim. The thought was that being within the initial blast zone would hurt the tag draw for generations to come.

 

[drop45]

""Now, the multiple year long winter will take a bit of getting used to""

We got enough global warming going on to cancel out that year long winter...geez get with it already.

 

[shawnba67]

Am I wrong but that years of winter would likely be world wide wouldn't it? And the ash would probly ground planes for a very long time, and gps could likely be of no use for a bit. Seems like when/ if that happens you are where your gonna be for the show. Or is my understanding way off?

 

[Tactically Fat]

Am I wrong but that years of winter would likely be world wide wouldn't it? And the ash would probly ground planes for a very long time, and gps could likely be of no use for a bit. Seems like when/ if that happens you are where your gonna be for the show. Or is my understanding way off?

It would likely be a world-wide issue, yes.

But the fact that it'd be world-wide may also HELP - because the ash would be distributed over a much larger area; thereby lessening the impact (heh) over any one certain spot. But it'd suck for a few years within, probably, 10-15* N up to probably 50-55* N. Prevailing winds would likely keep the vast majority of the ash within the northern hemisphere for sure.

For one, I hope that myself, my children, and all their subsequent heirs are gone from this earth before a disaster such as this.

 

[Dosproduction]

I blame obama

 

[Tactically Fat]

I blame obama

Yeah, well I blame Ronald Regan!

 

[Trigger Time]

Will it take out California!?

 

[Tactically Fat]

Define "take out".

Prevailing winds will generally blow the stuff from west to east - but the initial blast would certainly be a huge issue for about the entire state.

I know you're being a bit glib with your question - but the seriousness of this "if" - really isn't one to be taken lightly.

Should there be a volcanic event like this happen; no amount of prepping will likely matter much.

 

[eldirector]

Just to further the conversation:
Here is an example of ash distribution and depth estimate for a 1-month long eruption at Yellowstone.

Dust accumulation is one thing. The years-long "volcanic winter" is another. I'm sure folks have heard of Krakatoa:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa

Northern hemisphere temp drop of 2.2*F average, and it took 5 years for the weather patterns to stabilize.

Yellowstone is estimated to be 50 times larger when it blows. Enough molten rock to fill the Grand Canyon. FOURTEEN TIMES.

IT WILL BE EPIC.

Literally.

 

[Trigger Time]

Gonna die of something. Might as well be epic

 

[SEIndSAM]

Damn, we own a little property just northeast of Billings, MT. Doesn't look like it would be a good place to be when it blows......

 

[churchmouse]

Damn, we own a little property just northeast of Billings, MT. Doesn't look like it would be a good place to be when it blows......

Uh...."NO"

 

[Tactically Fat]

Or, if you're a fatalist, that little place near Billings may be OK.

You'll likely not feel much.

May as well go out quickly rather than suffer for however long you'll suffer.

 

[cosermann]

...Dust accumulation is one thing. The years-long "volcanic winter" is another. I'm sure folks have heard of Krakatoa:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa

Northern hemisphere temp drop of 2.2*F average, and it took 5 years for the weather patterns to stabilize. ...

And the eruption of Mount Tambora aggravated the cooling effects of the Little Ice Age and led to the "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.

Interestingly enough, this may have inspired the invention of the bicycle as crop failures made horses more expensive to feed.

 

[printcraft]

.....

Looks like we're right on the edge of the ash hole...... not the best..... but better than most.