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Comment by James Cole on November 18, 2014 at 12:11

It could be stable for another 100,000 years or....

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on November 18, 2014 at 11:25

The scientists at Yellowstone aren't worried, which means WE should be.  The Yellowstone Super Volcano is 640,000 years into a 600,000 year cycle of eruptions, which means it is about 40,000 years overdue.  Here is a map of the potential danger zone.  Naturally, all of us outside the major zones will have to deal with volcanic winter for a few years.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on November 18, 2014 at 11:21

Hmmm.... From the article:  "In spite of the fact that I was really mesmerized by this coincidence in time, in retrospect it turned out it probably doesn't have anything to do - that is the Steamboat eruption is probably totally independent from this other observation,"

and then we have Gibb's Rule 39:  "There is no such thing as coincidence."

When in Yellowstone always remember Rule 9!

Comment by James Cole on November 18, 2014 at 10:50

Yes Tobias, it's a ticking time bomb.  If it erupts you can kiss the USA good bye.  It's likely that the world will experience a new ice age.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on November 18, 2014 at 9:56

If you want to talk end of the world as we know it, my money is on the Yellowstone Caldera.  Who needs comets or man made climate change when we have a super volcano overdue for eruption!

Comment by Jan Carter on November 17, 2014 at 17:08

Thanks Howard I was looking for one to subscribe to and that looks like just the one for me

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on November 17, 2014 at 14:20

Thanks, Steve.  Good to know.  Freeze-dried looks like a good alternative.  Of course, home canning is still pretty good since the cost is lots less, and it doesn't matter how much liquid there is - it's free, sorta, and you can drink the water in canned fruits. 

Say, I should take a moment to mention "Backwoods Home" magazine.  I think it is a good resource for Preppers.  www.backwoodshome.com

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on November 17, 2014 at 13:50

Exactly, Gary.  Despite Man's best efforts, (actually, no effort as near as I can tell, because it would be useless), Kilauea volcano continues to claim land and destroy Man's stuff.  Even though Nature continues to flood New Orleans, and other spots on the Mississippi & Missouri rivers, man continues to re-build where he shouldn't, incurring huge monetary costs which would better be utilized elsewhere, by letting Nature have her way in these usual flood areas.  Plus, the magnetosphere is fluctuating, and changing, as evidenced by the movement of magnetic North, and I haven't heard how the Greens are going to fix that.  Once the magnetosphere weakens and a solar flare hits, we is done.

Comment by Gary Nelson on November 17, 2014 at 13:28

The thing to keep in mind is that man is dependent on Nature, Nature is not dependent on man.

Comment by Clint Thompson on November 17, 2014 at 13:27

Nice quote.

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