In Bolivia, a Supervolcano Is Rising 469
dutchwhizzman writes "Uturuncu is a Bolivian supervolcano. Research suggests that it has an eruption frequency of roughly 300,000 years and the last eruption was, give or take a few years, 300,000 years ago. Research suggests that it started rising in a 70 km diameter by 1 to 2 centimeters per year, making it the fastest-growing volcano on the planet. Break out the tin foil hats, and store plenty of canned beans, because it may just erupt before Yellowstone pops its cork."
Oh hell (Score:5, Funny)
It's coming right for us!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Looks like I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue.
Re:"Break out the tin foil hats" (Score:5, Funny)
You are correct. For lava you need to duck and cover.
Re:70km diameter, non circumference (Score:2, Funny)
Re:70km diameter, non circumference (Score:4, Funny)
Research suggests that it started rising in a 70 km circumference by 1 to 2 centimeters per year...
Negative, TFP said "circumference". Wikipedia indicates "approximately 70 km across" (across=diameter). It's a huge difference.
The actual circumference of a 70km diameter circle would be ~219.8 km
Conversely, the diameter of a 70km circumference would be ~22.29 km
Of course, this only works if it's a perfect circle, which is unlikely.
Re:Oh hell, intentional ... UStrategy (Score:3, Funny)
USA has been losing the drug war. After trillions of dollars spent with 3 (almost 4) decades of losses the WoD UStrategy has moved to mother-nature manipulation to initiate volcanic activity in global regions that produce and export drugs to US for power and profit. Finally a WoD UStrategy that will destroy the organic source of the problem. No more crops, way less consumers, and the end of another underground economy.
Re:silver lining (Score:4, Funny)
Meh, there are a lot of meaty animals around if we get hungry. Why, I recently heard of this one species with 7 billion members, spread all around the world. Plenty to eat for years.
Re:70km diameter, non circumference (Score:4, Funny)
Of course, this only works if it's a perfect circle, which is unlikely.
And, thanks to fractals, the shorter the yardstick the greater the circumfrence.
Re:Against all odds... (Score:4, Funny)
Surely you mean Dome-sday ;)
Re:silver lining (Score:4, Funny)
Protip: if 5% of a species survives, it's not extinct. But even 50% of humans dying would be considered bad.
Depends: which 50% is my mother-in-law in?
Re:It's coming right for us!!! (Score:4, Funny)
"and Uturuncu's getting laaaaarger!"