What we need to concentrate on is to built several hugh windmill type of fans. These fans would blow holes through those dark clouds creating a type of window for the sun to shine. Water can be dug out of the earth with machines too. Do not despair. God will protect us and show us the way to survive. This is why we need to stop fighting around the world and make peace and work as one. God Bless the World, not just America.
I guess then we can truthfully report, ” The Sky is falling Henny Penney!”
I spent 7 years as a Captain of Geologic Research Vessels, mainly in Alaska. The scientists always wanted me to anchor next to an active volcano! Veniaminoff, Augustine, Pavlov and Pavlov’s sister are some that come to mind. For some unknown reason, I just couldn’t bear to anchor my vessel next to an erupting volcano!
First of all I question how scientists can conclude that these type of eruptions happen every 600,000 years…who witnessed the last one and wrote about it???
As far as the “Super Volcanoe Exclusion” in insurance policies…who the heck would be around to worry about coverage being excluded…the BBC cracks me up.
they know when the last 3 yellowstone eruption happened by examine layers of ash. The last one deposited 4 feet of ash 800 miles away.
Dick is right about nobody would be around to collect.
People who survive will not need to build houses or roads or office buildings for a century or more.
If they population of a state is wipe out but many of the buildings remain standing who would own them.
85 to 99% of people in north american would die and up to 75% of the rest of the world would die.
The would be no crops for several years.
BUT LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE!!
NO MORE WORRIES ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING.
NO MORE PROBLEM GETTING OIL.
AFTER A FEW YEARS WEATHER WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL AND THERE WOULD BE.
MORE THAN ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE
AN OVERSUPPLY OF HOUSING.
EVERYONE COULD HAVE 2 GOOD CARS.
would the stronger nations take food from the weaker nations.
Should every over 65 be killed so more people could survive.
Should people be allowed to have children.
How would the gene pool of the world be changed.
The HO1,HO2,HO3 policies reference volcano eruptions fire explosion ash lava flow are covered losses unless there is an earthquake and then it would not be covered unless there is an earthquake endorsement. Glass breakage is fully covered in any event.
The difficulty would be proving there was not an earthquake or earth movement in a volcano loss.
Dick – it was Insurance Journal, not the BBC, that suggested the farcical notion of super volcano exclusions (and I kind of assume they were joking…) And Baskin, given the rot regularly put out by the Discovery Channel I hardly think it’s fair to describe the BBC, whose source in this admittedly populist bit of speculation was science from the US, as either half-baked or half-cocked. And no, I don’t work for them.
This is kind of disappointing because I feel that Old Faithful is so pleasant to watch. Who would have thought that it is going to become an uncontrolable destroyer of nations. At least we’ll know what time the end of the world will begin.
With that being said, Super Volcano insurance? I smell a new revenue source.
Hmm…Supervolcano? Was not aware that there was such a huge bed of magma underneath Yellowstone National Park. Perhaps we need to get 1,000,000 steam shovels and start digging some vertical shafts so that we can relieve some of that pressure that is supposedly building up.
Supervolcanoes are certainly a major area for concern, but probably pale into insignificance when compared to flood basalts such as the Deccan Traps in India, that formed around 65,000,000 years ago. I suspect these may have been triggered by the Yucatan asteroid impact that was approximately antipodal to it at the time, and together they would have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. Asteroid impacts in the sea will also generate megatsunamis that make the December 26th 2004 event in South East seem small in comparison. These would swamp many coastal areas and eliminate many island nations, especially in the Caribean Sea, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Cat adjs still waiting on that Big One to hit California and like todays media stories bigger is better. Afterall if there werent 50 deaths a day in Bushieboys fake neo-con war then the news is boring yada yada yada. All those yellow ribbons on vehicles are laughable.
Even if millions were killed it wouldnt matter just bring on the Big One so we can get pocket full of money. We trust it will happen long before some bogus super volcano erupts. Put that on par with Bigfoot being found.
if u think about it how do we know that it happens ever 600,000 years obviously ti didn’t since its been 600,000 years, but its not like earth runs on a egg timer. 600,000 years ago if there was prehistoric man on this planet they were playing with sticks and stones…we have advanced in technology so much that the effect of an explosion like this wouldn’t be as drastic. The western portion of north america would be effected immediatley, but in long term the world would be effected wiht drastic temp. drops, but let our offspring worry about that
What we need to concentrate on is to built several hugh windmill type of fans. These fans would blow holes through those dark clouds creating a type of window for the sun to shine. Water can be dug out of the earth with machines too. Do not despair. God will protect us and show us the way to survive. This is why we need to stop fighting around the world and make peace and work as one. God Bless the World, not just America.
I guess then we can truthfully report, ” The Sky is falling Henny Penney!”
I spent 7 years as a Captain of Geologic Research Vessels, mainly in Alaska. The scientists always wanted me to anchor next to an active volcano! Veniaminoff, Augustine, Pavlov and Pavlov’s sister are some that come to mind. For some unknown reason, I just couldn’t bear to anchor my vessel next to an erupting volcano!
First of all I question how scientists can conclude that these type of eruptions happen every 600,000 years…who witnessed the last one and wrote about it???
As far as the “Super Volcanoe Exclusion” in insurance policies…who the heck would be around to worry about coverage being excluded…the BBC cracks me up.
and just when i am ready to collect my social security. us gov. spent all the surplus,and now this!
You have to consider the source, the half baked, half cocked BBC.
they know when the last 3 yellowstone eruption happened by examine layers of ash. The last one deposited 4 feet of ash 800 miles away.
Dick is right about nobody would be around to collect.
People who survive will not need to build houses or roads or office buildings for a century or more.
If they population of a state is wipe out but many of the buildings remain standing who would own them.
85 to 99% of people in north american would die and up to 75% of the rest of the world would die.
The would be no crops for several years.
BUT LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE!!
NO MORE WORRIES ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING.
NO MORE PROBLEM GETTING OIL.
AFTER A FEW YEARS WEATHER WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL AND THERE WOULD BE.
MORE THAN ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE
AN OVERSUPPLY OF HOUSING.
EVERYONE COULD HAVE 2 GOOD CARS.
would the stronger nations take food from the weaker nations.
Should every over 65 be killed so more people could survive.
Should people be allowed to have children.
How would the gene pool of the world be changed.
The HO1,HO2,HO3 policies reference volcano eruptions fire explosion ash lava flow are covered losses unless there is an earthquake and then it would not be covered unless there is an earthquake endorsement. Glass breakage is fully covered in any event.
The difficulty would be proving there was not an earthquake or earth movement in a volcano loss.
Dick – it was Insurance Journal, not the BBC, that suggested the farcical notion of super volcano exclusions (and I kind of assume they were joking…) And Baskin, given the rot regularly put out by the Discovery Channel I hardly think it’s fair to describe the BBC, whose source in this admittedly populist bit of speculation was science from the US, as either half-baked or half-cocked. And no, I don’t work for them.
This is kind of disappointing because I feel that Old Faithful is so pleasant to watch. Who would have thought that it is going to become an uncontrolable destroyer of nations. At least we’ll know what time the end of the world will begin.
With that being said, Super Volcano insurance? I smell a new revenue source.
Hmm…Supervolcano? Was not aware that there was such a huge bed of magma underneath Yellowstone National Park. Perhaps we need to get 1,000,000 steam shovels and start digging some vertical shafts so that we can relieve some of that pressure that is supposedly building up.
What to do with that excess magma?
LAVA LAMPS!!!
How about if we all get a seat in the yellow submarine?
Supervolcanoes are certainly a major area for concern, but probably pale into insignificance when compared to flood basalts such as the Deccan Traps in India, that formed around 65,000,000 years ago. I suspect these may have been triggered by the Yucatan asteroid impact that was approximately antipodal to it at the time, and together they would have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. Asteroid impacts in the sea will also generate megatsunamis that make the December 26th 2004 event in South East seem small in comparison. These would swamp many coastal areas and eliminate many island nations, especially in the Caribean Sea, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Methinks that this documentary has already been shown in the states, as I’ve already watched it.
It Yellowstone ever blows it’s stack, I’d like to see who’s left to take the claim report … lol.
Bob
i think its stupid that the program was only on 4 to days
There are two shows that deal with the Yellowstone supervolcano. One is more a 1 hour documentary on the National Geographic Channel. Next airing for that show is 03-28 @ 3:00 PM EST. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ET/weekly/200503271500.html
For the docu-drama the BBC & Discovery Channel produced, it will be on in the states on the Dicovery Channel 04-10 @ 8:00 PM EST. http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/supervolcano/supervolcano.html
This is natures version of Super Sizing!
Cat adjs still waiting on that Big One to hit California and like todays media stories bigger is better. Afterall if there werent 50 deaths a day in Bushieboys fake neo-con war then the news is boring yada yada yada. All those yellow ribbons on vehicles are laughable.
Even if millions were killed it wouldnt matter just bring on the Big One so we can get pocket full of money. We trust it will happen long before some bogus super volcano erupts. Put that on par with Bigfoot being found.
Then we don’t need exclusions. If there are any of us left we aren’t going to be worried about getting an insurance claim covered.
if u think about it how do we know that it happens ever 600,000 years obviously ti didn’t since its been 600,000 years, but its not like earth runs on a egg timer. 600,000 years ago if there was prehistoric man on this planet they were playing with sticks and stones…we have advanced in technology so much that the effect of an explosion like this wouldn’t be as drastic. The western portion of north america would be effected immediatley, but in long term the world would be effected wiht drastic temp. drops, but let our offspring worry about that
The damage caused by American foreign policies and wars against humanity is far more dangerous than this super-fantasy of the BBC!!