Supervolcanoes: Is Yellowstone Gonna Blow?

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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We keep hearing that a Yellowstone supervolcano could blow at any moment — and possibly wipe us all out. So is Yellowstone overdue for the BIG ONE, and if it happens, how bad could it be? To find out, we talk to paleoecologist Dr. Gill Plunkett, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Scientist-in-Charge Dr. Mike Poland and Washington resident Christian Jacobsen. Here’s a link to our transcript: https://bit.ly/3kliFV6 Check out Yellowstone Volcano Observatory’s weekly blog the “Caldera Chronicles”: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/caldera-chronicles This episode was produced by Michelle Dang and Nicholas DelRose, with help from Wendy Zukerman, Rose Rimler and Hannah Harris Green. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Barbra Rodriguez. Mix and sound design by Sam Bair. Music written by Peter Leonard, Marcus Bagala, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. A huge thanks to all the researchers we got in touch with for this episode, including Brian Wilcox, Dr. Mike Rampino, Dr. Jazmin Scarlett, Dr. Joe McConnell, Dr. Rosaly Lopes and Dr. Thor Thordarson. And special thanks to the Zukerman family and Joseph Lavelle Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Versus from Gimlet.
0:06.2	This is the show that pits facts against fiery mountains.
0:14.9	Our story begins with Christian Jacobson.
0:17.5	It's 1980 and he lives in Redmond, Washington.
0:20.8	So that was 12.
0:22.5	I was a rocker kid.
0:25.0	One morning, Christian woke up early.
0:27.4	He was eating Cheerios and Raisin brand.
0:29.9	He liked to mix them half and half.
0:32.7	Everything was quiet.
0:34.5	When suddenly...
0:36.5	I heard like a door slam downstairs and I thought, hang on, I thought I was the only person
0:43.7	up.
0:44.7	He was.
0:45.7	That something else had woken up.
0:48.6	Mount St. Helens, a snow-capped mountain just a few hours south of Christian's house.
0:54.1	It had been rumbling for months.
0:55.9	A mixture of hot gooey rock called magma was building and building inside it.
1:01.9	And then on May 18, 1980, it finally blew its top.
1:07.9	Blam!
1:08.9	Downstairs.
1:09.9	That was the sound of the eruption that I heard.
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