What would be the effect on pre-Columbian America and the rest of the world, if the super-volcano that is said to be awakening in Yellowstone, Wyoming had erupted? Certainly there would be powerful ground shuddering earthquakes as well as an enormous amount of ash and dust ejected into the atmosphere, which would then be gradually dispersed across the globe by the prevailing winds causing crop failures, famine and global cooling, but how would this affect the various tribes, kingdoms and empires present at that time? Supposedly, the eruption of a super-volcano would equal the force of 1,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs exploding every second (about 13 megatons or 100,000 times the energy received by the sun per second). Also, previous Yellowstone eruptions have on average occurred every 600,000-700,000 years, so because the most recent eruption took place 640,000 years ago, it is about time the sleeping giant rumbled to life again. Please post any thoughts/suggestions/comments.
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