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Yellowstone Park TV prog last night - Conclusion
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Unknown | Report | 14 Mar 2005 12:10 |
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Sorry, Paul! You've given the book title in your post - I found it difficult to see the quote marks, as GR still haven't sorted out the line-spacing for the large print that I use to read the Board without my specs. CB >|< |
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Unknown | Report | 14 Mar 2005 12:07 |
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Daisy, The scientists in the documentary said there is a pattern of eruptions approx every 700,000 years, and it's now 640,000 since the last one. One guy said it could blow today or not for tens of thousands of years - all that is certain is that it WILL happen and the consequences, as Paul has said will be devastating. Paul, What is the book? Is it a good read? Claire, Yes, I'd like to see what the plans are to deal with it. It always makes me wonder why there have to be so many wars and so much man-made destruction, when there is so much worse that can happen beyond our control. I'd like to see resources stockpiled to cope with natural disasters, rather than for territorial wars. CB >|< |
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**Sheesh | Report | 14 Mar 2005 12:07 |
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I watched both progs and enjoyed them even though the facts are quite scary. will have to tape tonights cos im at work. My sis has been saying for years 'we wont have to worry if Yellowstone blows' and we laughed! |
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~♥ Daisy ♥~ | Report | 14 Mar 2005 12:04 |
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Paul, my hubby's reading that at the moment. Keeps reading me snippets at bedtime. Beats the bible I suppose! David will understand that one! Daisy |
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Unknown | Report | 14 Mar 2005 12:00 |
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Didn't see either programme, however there's a chapter about this in a book I read a few months ago 'a short history of nearly everything' by Bill Bryson. It's quite a scary prospect. If it blew, it could take out most of North America. |
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Claire | Report | 14 Mar 2005 11:56 |
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I watched both! Didn't find it very comforting! It just goes to show that even with all our technology, we still can't truly predict Mother Nature...... Looking forward to tonight though. More than the 'will it, won't it' eruption, I want to see how we could deal with it! Claire xx |
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~♥ Daisy ♥~ | Report | 14 Mar 2005 11:52 |
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It was very interesting CB and I'm looking forward to part 2 tonight. Didn't watch the follow up on BBC2 as I needed my Sunday night kicks so watched Casanova on BBC3 instead! It does rather look as though when it happens it will have an effect globally, but it might not happen for several thousand more years yet. Every 600,000 years give or take 40,000 is quite a wide margin given our life span. Daisy |
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Unknown | Report | 14 Mar 2005 11:49 |
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Did anyone watch the dramatisation of likely events if the volcano blows its top? I didn't, but I did see the half-hour documentary about the reality of the situation. I've always wanted to visit Yellowstone, having read a lot about it over the years, but I'm looking forward to seeing the other half of the documentary with some trepidation. I find it a really scary prospect, having seen recently what the Asian tsunami did. The scientists think the consequences of a huge volcanic eruption in NW America could cause problems worldwide. UPDATE - ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS? CB >|< |
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