» AskScience: If the Yellowstone Caldera were to have another major eruption, how quickly would it happen and what would the survivability be for North American's in the first hours, days, weeks, etc?
Could anyone perhaps provide an analysis of worst case scenario, best case scenario, and most likely scenario based on current literature/knowledge? I’ve come across a lot of information on the subject but a lot seems very speculative. Is it pure speculation? How much do we really know about this type of event?
If anyone knows of any good resources or studies that could provide a breakdown by regions expanding out from the epicenter and time-frames, that would be great. Or if someone could provide it here in the comments that would be even better!
I recently read even if Yellowstone did erupt there is no evidence it was ever an extinction event, but just how far back would it set civilization as we know it?
See…reading about this kind of apocalyptic crap just scares me. I hate thinking about my own mortality. And the worst part about it is, nothing I can do in my life will change the fact that the world is going to end in some kind of violent fashion, perhaps even when I’m alive to see it.
Call me crazy, but I prefer to live in the bliss of ignorance regarding these things.
