http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1954938,00.html
Should we worry about an eruption or not?
You may recognize this topic if you happen to have Mrs. Gidzak's science class because we watched a video about it a couple of days ago. For those of you who have Mr. Monroe as your teacher, I will summarize the circumstances for you (in case you are not familiar with this topic). There appears to be a huge super volcano in Yellowstone National Park that is the largest in the world. It seems to erupt every 600,000 to 700,000 years, and it has been roughly 640,000 years since the the last eruption. The magma chamber beneath the super volcano is extremely large, and it has the power to kill half a million people if it erupts. However, many signs point towards the super volcano not erupting in our generation's lifetime. There is no way to truly predict an eruption at this time with our current technology.
Now, if you have Mrs. Gidzak as a teacher, you have already shared your opinion, but I am really interested about what you are all thinking. If you would leave a comment answering my question I would greatly appreciate it!!! Thank you in advance, and should we worry about the eruption of the super volcano or not?
Just wondering...was the magma chamber the size of New york or four times the size? I may just have memory issues...just wonderin!
ReplyDeleteno it was i think three-four times the size of New York City. it makes sense though, because yellowstone is really big and is probaly 5 times the size of new york city.
ReplyDeletedo you mean three/fourths or three to four?? my brain is lost...
ReplyDeleteBobby and Sammy, I'm sorry for all of the confusion. I just remembered that the magma chamber had something to do with the size of New York City, and I edited the post so that that fact has been removed to prevent further confusion. I may have heard wrong so I felt that it would be best to just take that piece out of my post. Thank you for pointing that error out to me, and I would really appreciate it if you gave me your opinions on this issue. P.S. Sammy in particular, I apologize again for confusing you. Please forgive me!!! :)
ReplyDeleteits three to four
ReplyDeleteThat is one, big magma chamber. I have Monroe and I never knew about this. What exactly is it?
ReplyDeleteHi CVann, a magma chamber is a large underground pool of molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth's crust. I don't know if that is exactly what you're asking about, but I hope that information helps. What makes the situation in Yellowstone so frightening is the fact that the magma chamber is sooooooo huge, and we really have no way of knowing when the supervolcano will erupt.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that piece of information Kayla. You answerd my question exactly to its intentions. Also, I was wondering, how do they know it could erupt possibly soon?
ReplyDeleteHey CVann, people think that it might erupt soon because of the calderas (a large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by collapse of a volcanic cone) that have been seen in Yellowstone; some of them are so large that they are more visible by looking at the land from space. From the calderas, it appears that the supervolcano erupts every 600,000 to 700,000 years, and scientists believe it has been approximately 640,000 years since the last eruption. Luckily, many different signs show that there are currently no major differences at Yellowstone, but we don't know enough to be completely sure of when we can expect an eruption.
ReplyDeleteThanks again. I appreciate you answering my questions. Now I can be able to know more about this subject.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Cory. Feel free to ask me about anything; it's no problem! :)
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