What You All Should Really Be Worried About
If you know anything about geologic history you will know that during the Jurassic period atmospheric levels of CO2 were at an all-time high, as were the methane levels. You could go swimming in the waters of Antarctica. But you also had very violent thunderstorms and I mean VERY VIOLENT thunderstorms every single day, 365 days out of the year! The oceans were poisonous cesspools of hydrogen sulfide. That's why the oceanic fossils of that period are so well preserved, because no organism responsible for decomposition of a carcass could survive in such a toxic environment. What people who haven't studied geology at a university level don't realize is that the Earth's atmosphere was in what is called a runaway process and consequently was very unstable and could have very easily gone the way of its sister planet, Venus, with 900° F surface temperatures. And, it almost did! But is that what you should all really be worried about? NO!!!
Those who haven't studied geology at the university level, as have I, don't realize that global warming isn't the greatest threat to the survival of our species, nor are impacting asteroids or comets or Gamma-ray Bursts. A volcanic winter, on the other hand, is. And it's happened before, and it will happen again! When a caldera like the Yellowstone National Park caldera finally erupts it will put out such a large volume of suflides into the stratosphere that it will encircle the entire planet, blocking out almost all sunlight globally. The Earth's global temperature will quickly drop, and we will be in a perpetual global volcanic winter for approximately 10 years. During which time approximately 5.99 ±.01 BILLION people WILL die of starvation. When Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted back in May of 1994, it put out such a large volume of sulfides into the stratosphere that it actually stopped global warming for an entire year! And, Mount Pinatubo is a tiny firecracker compared to a caldera like Yellowstone National Park.
But don't take my word for it. Do some research on the history of calderas and see the data for yourselves. The Yellowstone caldera erupts approximately every 60,000 years and it's been roughly 65,000 thousand years since its last eruption. It's kind of ironic when you think about it. One of the greatest tourist attractions in the world ends up being the harbinger of the end of human civilization. And it's not the only caldera that there is to worry about. And what can we with all of our technology do to prepare for it? Absolutely nothing! Oh, it won't happen in your lifetime or even in your children's or grandchildren's lifetime. But your great grandchildren?........that's an entirely different story. So if you're worried about the future of this planet and the survival of humanity, then be afraid!.....be very afraid!!! And if you're going to talk about environmental issues, then at least know what the hell you're talking about! Thank you for reading. ;-)
Those who haven't studied geology at the university level, as have I, don't realize that global warming isn't the greatest threat to the survival of our species, nor are impacting asteroids or comets or Gamma-ray Bursts. A volcanic winter, on the other hand, is. And it's happened before, and it will happen again! When a caldera like the Yellowstone National Park caldera finally erupts it will put out such a large volume of suflides into the stratosphere that it will encircle the entire planet, blocking out almost all sunlight globally. The Earth's global temperature will quickly drop, and we will be in a perpetual global volcanic winter for approximately 10 years. During which time approximately 5.99 ±.01 BILLION people WILL die of starvation. When Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted back in May of 1994, it put out such a large volume of sulfides into the stratosphere that it actually stopped global warming for an entire year! And, Mount Pinatubo is a tiny firecracker compared to a caldera like Yellowstone National Park.
But don't take my word for it. Do some research on the history of calderas and see the data for yourselves. The Yellowstone caldera erupts approximately every 60,000 years and it's been roughly 65,000 thousand years since its last eruption. It's kind of ironic when you think about it. One of the greatest tourist attractions in the world ends up being the harbinger of the end of human civilization. And it's not the only caldera that there is to worry about. And what can we with all of our technology do to prepare for it? Absolutely nothing! Oh, it won't happen in your lifetime or even in your children's or grandchildren's lifetime. But your great grandchildren?........that's an entirely different story. So if you're worried about the future of this planet and the survival of humanity, then be afraid!.....be very afraid!!! And if you're going to talk about environmental issues, then at least know what the hell you're talking about! Thank you for reading. ;-)
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