You can login if you already have an account or register by clicking the button below.
Registering is free and all you need is a username and password. We never ask you for your e-mail.
[–]theoldones0 points
19 points
19 points
(+19|-0)
ago
While the earthquakes are likely caused by a combination of processes beneath the surface, the current activity is said to be ‘relatively weak,’ and the alert level at the supervolcano remains at ‘normal.’
ok, so its not going to explode and this article is hysteria then
[–]CowWithBeef0 points
5 points
5 points
(+5|-0)
ago
(edited ago)
Not quite. We don't actually know how it acts prior to an eruption. The probability seems low because normal sized volcanoes are much more seismicly active prior to eruptions, but supervolcanoes lack data. It's possible they just pop. The main comfort is the thickness of rock above the magma is large enough that it looks physically impossible to suddenly break it. News that the crust is thinning rapidly or cracking would be alarming. Earthquake clusters are not worth the alarm they cause, but people love the drama.
view the rest of the comments →
[–] theoldones 0 points 19 points 19 points (+19|-0) ago
ok, so its not going to explode and this article is hysteria then
[–] CowWithBeef 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
Not quite. We don't actually know how it acts prior to an eruption. The probability seems low because normal sized volcanoes are much more seismicly active prior to eruptions, but supervolcanoes lack data. It's possible they just pop. The main comfort is the thickness of rock above the magma is large enough that it looks physically impossible to suddenly break it. News that the crust is thinning rapidly or cracking would be alarming. Earthquake clusters are not worth the alarm they cause, but people love the drama.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
[–] [deleted] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
[–] AssaultMonkey 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
We are all going to die*!
*Someday, for various reasons, and not all at once.
[–] tame ago
** At least probably not all at once.
[–] 11973871? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
To be fair I'd bet my life savings that things will appear perfectly normal whether it explodes 2 seconds after I post this or 200,000 years from now.