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To: LibWhacker

I bet if Yellowstone ever detonates in a cataclysmic explosion they’ll be able to hear it from Denver.


19 posted on 07/17/2018 8:29:38 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Yup, Krakatoa was heard 2,000 miles away and, in the worst case, this would be bigger.


29 posted on 07/17/2018 8:40:28 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: dragnet2

We’d probably hear it in Florida. Lava isn’t an issue with this volcano. The ejecta estimates range from 10^11 to 10^12 CM. Given the location; significant earthquakes and possibly other eruptions could be triggered throughout the country. It’s explosive index is 7-8:

https://sizes.com/units/volcanic_explosivity_index.htm

Krakatoa was a six; it ejected over 11 cubic miles of ejecta, was heard 3000 miles away and caused a 1.3C drop in global temperature:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/67852/10-facts-about-krakatoas-1883-eruption


41 posted on 07/17/2018 8:50:36 PM PDT by antidisestablishment ( Xenophobia is the only sane response to multiculturalismÂ’s irrational cultural exuberance)
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To: dragnet2
I bet if Yellowstone ever detonates in a cataclysmic explosion they’ll be able to hear it from Denver.

No doubt. When Krakatoa blew in 1883, it was heard 3,000 miles away.

95 posted on 07/18/2018 3:47:40 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault ('Kill'-google,TWITR,FACEBK,WaPo,Hollywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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