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Re:The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking (... by _Microft on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:05AM (#25123260)
If I remember correctly, continuously extracting a few gigawatts of heat out of the volcano would be enough to stabilize the Yellowstone area.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170817-nasas-ambitious-...

This might be the report that the coverage refers to: https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/sites/default/file...

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Re:The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking (... by mc32 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:13AM (#25123331)
What about the one under Naples which given the immediate population centers would seem more urgent to diffuse and defuse.
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Re:The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking (... by _Microft on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:16AM (#25123359)
I had exactly this thought recently when relatives watched a documentary about volcanoes!
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Re:The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking (... by rbanffy on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:18AM (#25123381)
The same tech could be used, more or less, on pretty much any volcano.
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Re:The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking (... by _Microft on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:22AM (#25123414)
Sure! Iceland for example has so much geothermal energy that they can clear their sidewalks from snow by heating them. Amazing, isn't it? (Searching for "iceland heated sidewalk" should bring up enough results if you are interested)
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Re:The Supervolcano Under Yellowstone Is Alive and Kicking (... by rbanffy on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @06:55PM (#25131499)
I'm thinking it may be a good idea to tap those thermal sources' energy to make ice to replenish melting glaciers.
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