The geysers are really cool, and the geothermal springs, but I thought the geography/terrain and animals were just as if not more impressive. Perhaps except for the uniqueness of the geothermal features which I’m not sure where else can be found in the US. So if a power plant could keep the “big one” from happening and we get to keep the other “wildness,” I wouldn’t be too adverse.
Could We Stop Yellowstone From Erupting with a Giant Geothermal Power Plant?
Submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to earthscience@mander.xyz
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/could-we-stop-yellowstone-from-erupting
Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Neat. I would have said no, given the size and scope of Yellowstone’s magma.
Seemingly impossible tasks are no problem for the folks at JPL.
The unspoken side effect would likely be the destruction of all the natural geysers that make Yellowstone what it is.
Bread@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yes, but if you don’t then it could all get destroyed by one giant geyser that happens to shoot lava.
If there is one thing humans are good at, it is doing the seemingly impossible. For better or worse.