Originally Posted by
john gault
What we need to do is start up a raffle to see what happens first; a strike from outer space or a super volcano. Either one is what will do away with life as we know it and gold ain't gonna do you any good. We have found ~180 impact craters, btw, that's what formed the Chesapeake Bay. But the thing is, is that most of the planet is water, so there is just no telling how many more hits have happened, not to mention terrestrial earth is pretty good at filling in them craters. And then you got Yellowstone Supervolcano, which is in the window, yet people want to worry about the gold standard, GW, wars and calendars, now that's funny
They tell us don't worry about the super volcano because there's no "indication" it's going to blow, as if a warning is going to make a big difference 
But what's really funny is that we really don't understand volcanoes; that's where we need research money spent. Check this out http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/n...-1226444411707
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Geologists from New Zealand's GNS Science have lowered the aviation threat level from Mt Tongariro which erupted late last night, throwing boulders and heavy ash over a 1km area.
The alert code has been reduced to orange (volcano is exhibiting heightened unrest with increased likelihood of eruption) from red (eruption is forecast to be imminent).
The initial eruption lasted only two minutes, and was the result of an underground build-up of steam. There have been no lava flows.
The eruption has caused the closure of several roads in the region and disrupted regional flights. No international flights were affected.
"Tongariro's first eruption in more than a century came out of the blue and there is no way of telling what may happen next, says a GNS Science volcanologist."
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