Because why not:
The headline “Scientists track unusual earthquake swarm beneath Yellowstone” only means one thing to fans of the Discovery channel like myself: supervolcano. Here is what the earthquake center at the University of Utah had to say yesterday afternoon: ” The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reports that a notable swarm of earthquakes has been underway since December 26 beneath Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, three to six miles south-southeast of Fishing Bridge, Wyoming. This energetic sequence of events was most intense on December 27, when the largest number of events of magnitude 3 and larger occurred.” … And what if the supervolcano blew? Kind of like if a giant rock hit the Earth. A planet killer. An extinction-level event. Let me quote the words of President Tom Beck (Morgan Freeman) in the comet-hitting-earth film Deep Impact: “Within a week, the skies will be dark with dust from the impact and they will stay dark for years. All plant life will be dead within weeks. Animal life within a few months. So that’s it. Good luck to us all.”
On the plus side, being buried in ash over the next 15 years will be a net gain over the current prospects of my beloved Westminster Abbey. (h/t: Insta)
References:
* Yellowstone Earthquakes Under Supervolcano Caldera [US News]
* I’m Going To Miss Westminster Abbey – Thousands Of UK-Born Jihadists In Enclaves Across All Of Britain [MR]
Previously:
* Neat – Unknown Cosmic Force Pulling Entire Galaxies Beyond Known Universe
* Neat – Scientists Finally Develop Stargate, Alien Contact Impending
* Neat – Israeli Nanobots To Revolutionize Medicine
