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Be interesting to compare the effects to a major volcanic eruption

Tom Brosz — 12/26/2004 1:44:00 AM (archived)

As one example, the Mt. St. Helens explosion was about 24 megatons. Krakatoa was about 200 megatons, although I've seen both higher and lower numbers.

The Yellowstone caldera which erupts about every 600,000 years dwarfed Krakatoa. I hear the last major eruption was about 640,000 years ago.

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• 2004 MN4 now Torino scale 4 !!!! - Nick Hoffman - 12/25/2004 11:45:31 AM
  • Rats, Just Fell Off The Torino Scale - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 2:25:07 AM
    • Back On Yet Again - Mark Eby - 12/31/2004 4:57:32 PM
    • Astronomers rule out asteroid risk in 2029 - SteveS - 12/28/2004 2:17:00 PM
      • And Still Very Close (Another Image Try) - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 1:58:17 AM
      • But Not Later - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 12:13:06 AM
        • Close Approaches - SteveS - 12/29/2004 1:36:25 AM
      • Well, that was exciting. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 7:05:39 PM
  • 2.7% today... - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2004 11:54:48 AM
    • An interesting geological issue... - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2004 11:59:29 AM
  • Key NEO Report Links - Mark Eby - 12/26/2004 5:05:12 AM
  • Friday 13th... - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 1:43:16 AM
  • You know it's the one we don't see that's going to get us. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2004 7:36:08 PM
    • Only If We Act Responsibly - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 7:54:21 PM
  • re: 2004 MN4 - Nick Hoffman - 12/25/2004 12:36:54 PM
    • re: 2004 MN4 - Larry J - 12/25/2004 1:26:53 PM
      • Don't forget that damage and megatons don't scale directly - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2004 7:38:03 PM
        • re:Scaling - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 12:30:45 AM
          • Be interesting to compare the effects to a major volcanic eruption - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2004 1:44:00 AM
            • Yellowstone on the Torino Scale - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 3:21:46 AM
              • So We Are Talking About A Major Global Chill Event? - Mark Eby - 12/26/2004 3:30:45 AM
                • Chill but not Freeze... ...Probably - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 3:50:17 AM
                  • Some "apples and oranges." - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 8:30:40 PM
            • How Much of That Area Was IHL Deadly? - Mark Eby - 12/26/2004 3:21:24 AM
              • re: How Much of That Area Was IHL Deadly? - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 3:36:48 AM
                • Don't count the Mormons out just yet... - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 8:27:38 PM
        • More accurate numbers... - Larry J - 12/25/2004 8:39:01 PM
          • re: More accurate numbers... - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 10:41:11 PM
            • re: More accurate numbers... - Larry J - 12/26/2004 6:01:48 PM
        • Of course - Larry J - 12/25/2004 8:30:39 PM
      • 2004 MN4 - Just about the bestest Christmas present a boy ever had - E.P. Grondine - 12/25/2004 4:07:45 PM
        • What are the risks of impacts? - Robert Clark - 1/1/2005 3:18:06 PM
        • re: On Something We Can Partially Agree - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 7:52:23 PM
          • Oh f***... - Adam - 12/26/2004 2:05:44 AM
          • Thank you - E.P. Grondine - 12/25/2004 8:32:33 PM
        • If You Ever Bothered To Study Actual Detection Data - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 7:19:51 PM
          • uhhh, Mark, your condescension reveals your ignorance - E.P. Grondine - 12/25/2004 8:31:06 PM
            • Project Argos... - Adam - 12/26/2004 2:10:33 AM
              • It's definetely going to be a man-machine collaboration - E.P. Grondine - 12/26/2004 3:17:20 AM
            • Your Most Recent Comments & The Actual Data Make The Situation Clear - Nuff Said (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 10:22:35 PM