tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7884497062012710400..comments2024-03-18T15:55:14.212-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: On the "We're all gonna DIE!!!' front,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-29723710790605182622009-06-11T20:04:37.276-07:002009-06-11T20:04:37.276-07:00Bbb, bbb, bbbut, what if AMERICA is one bbb, bbb, ...Bbb, bbb, bbbut, what if AMERICA is one bbb, bbb, bbbig super-volcano? Www, www, wwwhat if it blows? Www,www, wwwe will die, won't we? Are we gonna die?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-77279332495630756292009-06-11T19:10:06.696-07:002009-06-11T19:10:06.696-07:00Woodman, if it were a super-v, if it blew, I think...Woodman, if it <i>were</i> a super-v, if it blew, I think we're all pretty much screwed.<br /><br />Wolfwalker, tend to agree. Everything I've ever read indicates St. Helens and Ranier & Co. are standard stratovolcanos; if they were part of a super, I'd think something would have showed before now.<br /><br />On the other hand, we can always use a new "We're gonna DIE!" for the disaster-is-coming folks.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-13268207265804102992009-06-11T15:28:24.663-07:002009-06-11T15:28:24.663-07:00I think it much more likely that the survey data i...I think it much more likely that the survey data is being misinterpreted. <br /><br />Mount St Helens is part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Volcanoes" rel="nofollow">Cascades Range</a>, a chain of volcanoes generated by what geologists call "subduction volcanism." The 1980 eruptions, and the eruptions since then, have all been consistent with that theory. Supervolcanoes come from a very, very different set of underlying geologic causes and produce a very different kind of volcanism.wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-83379318962651124112009-06-11T06:21:10.772-07:002009-06-11T06:21:10.772-07:00I live in Utah. If Mt. St. Helens is a super volca...I live in Utah. If Mt. St. Helens is a super volcano, I might as well kiss my ass goodbye.<br /><br />B WoodmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com