Carol Dee
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Same drill we had for Tornados!yes we worried about adam bombing in school as well, but we were more worried about the atom bomb.......
Are You In Yellowstone Kill Zone ?
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Last time it blew was 450,000 years ago.
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Actually take out all human life because of ash blocking our sun for a century. Forget it. The ones left alive would not be the lucky ones.
Zeedman
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There have been a couple TV specials lately, one on Yellowstone specifically, one on plate tectonics & volcanoes. I'm a natural science junky, I seldom miss those shows. 
The bottom line is that while an eruption of the Yellowstone caldera would be catastrophic, there are no signs that point to imminent danger, and it is unlikely such an eruption will occur in our lifetimes... but it would pretty much destroy the U.S. as we know it if it did so. Probably even destroy my garden. 
Better to worry about the active stratovolcanoes along the Pacific coast (such as Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Shasta) which are far more likely to cause problems in the future.
The bottom line is that while an eruption of the Yellowstone caldera would be catastrophic, there are no signs that point to imminent danger, and it is unlikely such an eruption will occur in our lifetimes... but it would pretty much destroy the U.S. as we know it if it did so. Probably even destroy my garden. Better to worry about the active stratovolcanoes along the Pacific coast (such as Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Shasta) which are far more likely to cause problems in the future.
Collector
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Yes I am in the dead zone. So be it lol
canesisters
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Check out Discovery channel - they're doing a whole mini-series on Yellowstone. I'm sure they will mention the imminent explosion every few mins.
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yes we worried about adam bombing in school as well, but we were more worried about the atom bomb.......
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We got under our desksWe had atom bomb drills when I was in elementary. We sat in the hall, up against the wall, with our head between our knees. I guess it was so we could kiss our a$$ goodbye.
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I grew up pretty close to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a sure target. We did not bother to practice surviving an atomic bomb attack. I wonder why?
