WI Yellowstone supervolcanoe erupts in 1941

The US is set back decades for recovery, the West Coast will become inhabitable... after a few decades, inevitably someone will want resources and new, fertile land might emerge from the devastation.

Worldwide colder temperatures mean diebacks worldwide, of both humans and nature. Survivable but shitty conditions worldwide. USA will be hampered as a world power and it probably won't truly emerge as a superpower until way later.

No WWII though, even psychotics like Hitler won't last long trying to make war in what will seem like the apocalypse to many.
 
The US is set back decades for recovery, the West Coast will become inhabitable...

I thought it already was:rolleyes:. Since I live very close to Yellowstone, I don't particularly enjoy these eruption scenarios (grumble, mutter, grumble). But at least I don't get killed off in this one because I haven't been born yet. My parents in Oregon and Washington would probably never meet, though, even if they do survive.:mad: :mad:
 
I thought it already was:rolleyes:. Since I live very close to Yellowstone, I don't particularly enjoy these eruption scenarios (grumble, mutter, grumble). But at least I don't get killed off in this one because I haven't been born yet. My parents in Oregon and Washington would probably never meet, though, even if they do survive.:mad: :mad:

Thanks for the nitpick, I can think of a decent rhyme or two...

And yeah, if by quite close you mean within 600 miles I would imagine situations would not end well, everything in such a radius goes gonzo.
 
Thanks for the nitpick, I can think of a decent rhyme or two...

And yeah, if by quite close you mean within 600 miles I would imagine situations would not end well, everything in such a radius goes gonzo.

I am roughly 200 miles from Yellowstone Lake...if Yellowstone goes, I'm dead meat...actually thoroughly cooked dead meat.

As for the nitpick, hope you weren't offended. I come from an ornery family and my mother is a Grammar Nazi...sometimes I just can't help myself. :D
 
I am roughly 200 miles from Yellowstone Lake...if Yellowstone goes, I'm dead meat...actually thoroughly cooked dead meat.

As for the nitpick, hope you weren't offended. I come from an ornery family and my mother is a Grammar Nazi...sometimes I just can't help myself. :D

Oh it's okay, haha, I'm the same way, I just came up with that rhyme joke and did it because I wanted to see if you would get it :D
 
Main effect besides the actual eruption and such? Global crop failures form a lowering of temperatures.

In WWII the global temp rose by a degree or so due to the war, expect it to now be -4 below average or so for a few years.

That would cause famines.

Russia would fall, and germany would severely stall.

WWII ends in a few years later with the US using nukes on cities such as Dresden, Berlin, and various Japanese cities. So with much more damage to everyone. This assumes the 1941 eruption is post december 11th. I seriously expect tidal waves to strike the east pacific off and on for months/years. This seriously screws over Japan, and it would probably slow their stomp across china, and their moves towards US assets and Australia.

There is a chance the eruption can trigger sympathetic tectonic activty across the globe, i.e. Earthquakes/tidal waves etc..
 
And thats only with a VEI7 eruption.

How did you get the idea of nukes? the original poster said 1941. So if it happens early enough in the year, no pacific war simply because I would doubt if the oil embargo against japan would hold up thus no war, and also don't even think anyone would even bother at this point to continue the war under the given circumstances And don't forget the us would have lots of other things to to pay than developing nukes. Just the suggestion of developing nukes in a situation like this would be the fastest way for a pres to get himself removed.

As for europe, 1941 & 1942 otl were already heavy winters, add this and you have the winters from hell. No lendlease or external supplies due circumstances and to murmansk most likely being frozen shut and russia will have major famine.
Unfortunately the nazibunch might see this eruption as an act of god.

But nevertheless the war would be over rather soon.

As to a VEI8 - exit civilisation and most likely a large part of mankind, plus a new ice age.

Have concur with the others an eruption at this point even a VEI7 would mean the end of the war.
 
In January or in December?

In early 1941, the axis press swiftly for the mediterranean and the near middle-east, while the Red Army goes for India.

Probably, significant populations are starved so others can live.
 
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