Saturday, September 27, 2014
"Yellowstone Supereruption Would Cover North America in Ash"
Here's something for those that want to worry.
They do say it's "extremely unlikely"...
They do say it's "extremely unlikely"...
In an article at Scientific Computing, the American Geophysical Union informs us:
"An improved computer model developed by the study’s authors finds that the hypothetical, large eruption would create a distinctive kind of ash cloud known as an umbrella, which expands evenly in all directions, sending ash across North America.
A supereruption is the largest class of volcanic eruption, during which more than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles) of material is ejected. If such a supereruption were to occur, which is extremely unlikely, it could shut down electronic communications and air travel throughout the continent, and alter the climate, the study notes."
