Re:Ask HN: What other low-probability high-impact events are...
by uptown on Tuesday June 15, 2010 @03:41PM
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My vote is for the Yellowstone Supervolcano. If you take a look at the image showing potential range of the ash cloud, you can see it might cause a few problems if it were to blow. Maybe not a next-thirty-years type of event, but still an interesting possibility with potential for tremendous casualties, and very little that can be done in the way of prevention.
http://www.earthmountainview.com/yellowstone/yellowstone.htm