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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by sp332 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @02:44PM (#35704866)
The linked JPL proposal is exploratory and, while it has a more serious engineering perspective, it does not have "confidence". https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/sites/default/file...

The USGS is very unconvinced. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-we-drill-yellowstone-stop-it-e...

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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by MisterTea on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:36PM (#35705526)
From the USGS article:

> Scientific research has proven again and again that depressurization is one of the factors that drives magma toward the surface to erupt.

The first time I heard of this idea my immediate thought was, "so you want to shove a needle into a massive magma balloon." I know I wouldn't.

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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by sbierwagen on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @02:54PM (#35704999)
>Any allowed geothermal extraction would lower the pressure on the existing geysers and hot springs, altering their behavior and, in many cases, causing them to disappear.

Oh no. Saving the lives of ten million people might make a geyser stop working. How awful.

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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by fahrradflucht on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:15PM (#35705260)
Have you read the whole thing? It says it is not at all clear that this will save lives. It also could cause an eruption.
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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by bradwood on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:37PM (#35705540)
This is HN. No-one reads the whole thing. Some don't even read the beginning!
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