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Fascinating to see some of the research put toward inward-looking events like supervolcanoes. Part of me wonders why bother since the Yellowstone one has such a
by JohnWhigham 5y ago
Fascinating to see some of the research put toward inward-looking events like supervolcanoes. Part of me wonders why bother since the Yellowstone one has such a low chance of erupting, but then again, same can be said about an asteroid impact, and that seems like it has slightly higher awareness in the public sphere.
Also, is there a reason why this is an effort from NASA, and not, say, the USGS?
- kiba 5y agoThey are low chance but potentially civilization destroying if not existential. The asteroid problems should partly be solved with the advent of cheap space launch.
- imglorp 5y agoUSGS does study it but NASA looks at planetary effect. And It's cyclical so there's a /high/ chance of it happening. The question for us is /when/: during our civilization, or after? https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/summary-eruption-history https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/summary-eruption-...