If the Yellowstone volcano exploded, the consequences would be devastating. The last eruption of the volcano occurred before 70.000 years, and it was really catastrophic. Of course, we do not have a way to know when Yellowstone will explode again, and scientists do not believe it is an imminent threat. But that does not prevent NASA from planning to stop an imminent explosion of Yellowstone.
Based on the previous eruptions, we could assume that the lava will not be that big problem, as he never ventured outside the park's boundaries, according to the Geological Institute of the United States.
Ash, however, would create a huge cloud that could reach up to 800 kilometers around Yellowstone. As the dust began to fall, the wind could spread it across the West, the Middle West Banks and the east to Chicago. The areas would be covered with carbon black that would reach 10 centimeters.
Ash clouds will also emit huge amounts of gas, mainly sulfur dioxide. These gases would then create a huge absorbent layer that would stop it light of the sun from reaching earth and would reflect most of it back into space – leading to a cooling effect that would last for several decades.
Again, however, there is no reason to worry. Scientists do not think this will happen in the next 100 years. But in any case, the NASA has the solution:
First, the Space Agency teams of USA they will drill from both sides of the volcano, outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park. The piercing straight to the centre of the volcano as you understand it would be dangerous, both because of the heat and the instability that the holes in the heart of an active volcano would cause.
From there, scientists want to throw water που θα αντλείται από τη μία πλευρά στην άλλη με υψηλή πίεση. Το εξερχόμενο νερό θα φτάνει σε θερμοwineup to 350 degrees.
The water that comes in will cool the volcano. and on leaving the other side, hot water will produce steam, which could be used to provide electricity to nearby residents.
According to her researcher NASA Brian Wilcox:
You'd need to incentivize geothermal companies to dig deeper to get warmer-than-usual water, but you'd get a return on your initial investment by generating electricity energy which will be able to feed the surrounding area for a potential period of tens of thousands of years. And the long-term benefit is that you prevent a future volcanic eruption that would destroy humanity.
If successful, the NASA method will cool Yellowstone at an estimated rate of one meter per year. At this rate, it will take thousands of years to cool enough and even more to ensure that it will no longer be a threat.
Unfortunately, the project will cost about 3,46 billions of dollars. Does Trump really know about cutting NASA cuts?