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If I remember correctly, continuously extracting a few gigawatts of heat out of the volcano would be enough to stabilize the Yellowstone area. https://www.bbc.
by _Microft 6y ago
If I remember correctly, continuously extracting a few gigawatts of heat out of the volcano would be enough to stabilize the Yellowstone area.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170817-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-save-earth-from-a-supervolcano https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170817-nasas-ambitious-...
This might be the report that the coverage refers to:
https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/DefendingCivilizationFromSupervolcanos20151015.pdf https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/sites/default/file...
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- mc32 6y agoWhat about the one under Naples which given the immediate population centers would seem more urgent to diffuse and defuse.
- _Microft 6y agoI had exactly this thought recently when relatives watched a documentary about volcanoes!
- rbanffy 6y agoThe same tech could be used, more or less, on pretty much any volcano.
- _Microft 6y agoSure! Iceland for example has so much geothermal energy that they can clear their sidewalks from snow by heating them. Amazing, isn't it? (Searching for "iceland heated sidewalk" should bring up enough results if you are interested)
- rbanffy 6y agoI'm thinking it may be a good idea to tap those thermal sources' energy to make ice to replenish melting glaciers.