[John Valentine]

No, that’s not GW boilerplate. That’s a fact.. About 70,000 years ago, the Toba volcano erupted in the largest volcanic eruption presently known. It ejected 550 CUBIC KILOMETERS of rock into the air. It extinguished virtually all human life east of India, and most of Africa and the Middle East. Estimates that are pretty rock solid indicate that the human population of the Earth was reduced to less thaan 10,000 individuals, perhaps fewer than 5,000.

No joke. And this was not that long ago in geological terms. Much the same thing could happen again if the Yellowstone caldera goes up.

[ohioman]

You sir are correct. The Toba eruption was similar in size to the largest Yellowstone eruption. (i.e. not a good thing for anything that wants to live)

[Pharmboy]

Indeed, but the other poster and I, I believe, were responding to the manner in which the language was used in order to relate it to anthropogenic global warming. I know I am sensitive to that...and with good reason.

Thanks for your adding to this thread...good data.

[Psalm 73]

"No, that’s not GW boilerplate. That’s a fact.. About 70,000 years ago, the Toba volcano erupted...."

Yes, I know that, but it is just the way that the catch-phrase "Climate Change" is bandied about - I think the author was making a veiled reference to "the defining issue of our age" because they just cannot help themselves