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What is a Supervolcano? – Mental Floss

In Yellowstone, the rim of a supervolcano caldera is visible in the distance. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service. In 2012, director Roland Emmerich's love letter to the Mayan apocalypse (oh hey, wasn't that supposed …

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Arizona Hiking: The super volcano in our backyard

Here, the earth-borne violence was on the scale of what geologists call "super volcanoes"—incomprehensibly massive eruptive forces that spewed ash over thousands of miles. As the firestorms wound down, the volcanoes …

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2012 Blog » Things Built On SuperVolcanoes

Up until today, as far as I am aware, I have been the only person to suggest a dark comet as the 2012 culprit. So to my surprise and delight I read this at the Daily Mail today: Astrophysicist Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who …

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Super Volcanoes « Cadell Last

Super Volcanoes Super Volcanoes are rare events that are 1000x more powerful than a regular volcano. They may be the most formidable natural phenomenon our species could encounter. Is one likely to go off soon?

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Scout.com: Walsh prepping for first freezing game

Blair Walsh made the Pro Bowl in his rookie season, but he hasn't played a game in freezing conditions yet. How much will that limit his range and affect his mental approach? He talked about facing the conditions of Lambeau …

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Activist Post: Preppers, Patriots and Pirates

Today the "prepper" is demeaned as an enemy of the state. The Obama dependency society demands that government is the dispenser of all wants and needs. The threat to the state from a prepared population has become a …