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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 474004" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I haven't seen 2012 but I have seen a detailed docu-drama about what would happen if/when Yosemite's super-volcano blows. I actually studied it because it is closely related to my interest in volcanoes as well as research for my novel (where everything ends when a massive volcano explodes - I'm using a real eruption). We visited the site of another super-volcano in New Zealand - Taupo. It's a beautiful lake, steam rises from the shore in places. And the last time it blew (1800 years ago), a hundred cubic kilometres of ejecta was thrown into the sky. The beautiful lake is actually a huge caldera. South of the lake are more volcanoes including Mt Ruapehu where the Mt Doom scenes were filmed for Lord of the Rings. Also the gates of Mordor. Ruapehu has the only ski field in the world in the side of an active volcano. A very active volcano. In the last five or six years, three or four of the ski seasons have been disrupted by eruptions. Ruapehu erupted a month after we were there.</p><p></p><p>I think Yellowstone and Taupo are comparable in size. I know Yellowstone's last eruption (Lava Creek) was ten times bigger than Taupo's last one, but Taupo has had much bigger blows in the past. Taupo's active area is a lot more than just the lake. Just north of Taupo is a place we also visited, "Craters of the Moon", which is getting noticeably more active. They said it will blow soon (in geologic terms), and when it does it will be big. When we visited, a lot of the paths had been re-routed or closed because they had become too hot. We were there in midwinter but while walking around this place, had to strip to singlets. Got back to the car and piled on the coats again.</p><p></p><p>They said when Taupo last blew, it would have been heard in Australia. Luckily NZ was uninhabited at the time. </p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 474004, member: 1991"] I haven't seen 2012 but I have seen a detailed docu-drama about what would happen if/when Yosemite's super-volcano blows. I actually studied it because it is closely related to my interest in volcanoes as well as research for my novel (where everything ends when a massive volcano explodes - I'm using a real eruption). We visited the site of another super-volcano in New Zealand - Taupo. It's a beautiful lake, steam rises from the shore in places. And the last time it blew (1800 years ago), a hundred cubic kilometres of ejecta was thrown into the sky. The beautiful lake is actually a huge caldera. South of the lake are more volcanoes including Mt Ruapehu where the Mt Doom scenes were filmed for Lord of the Rings. Also the gates of Mordor. Ruapehu has the only ski field in the world in the side of an active volcano. A very active volcano. In the last five or six years, three or four of the ski seasons have been disrupted by eruptions. Ruapehu erupted a month after we were there. I think Yellowstone and Taupo are comparable in size. I know Yellowstone's last eruption (Lava Creek) was ten times bigger than Taupo's last one, but Taupo has had much bigger blows in the past. Taupo's active area is a lot more than just the lake. Just north of Taupo is a place we also visited, "Craters of the Moon", which is getting noticeably more active. They said it will blow soon (in geologic terms), and when it does it will be big. When we visited, a lot of the paths had been re-routed or closed because they had become too hot. We were there in midwinter but while walking around this place, had to strip to singlets. Got back to the car and piled on the coats again. They said when Taupo last blew, it would have been heard in Australia. Luckily NZ was uninhabited at the time. Marg [/QUOTE]
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