Anytime soon is one thing, but "If at all"? It's been happening for millions of years, and it sure seems like there still "activity" there.
Not sure what kind of scientist could say they don't expect it to ever erupt again?
Not sure what kind of scientist could say they don't expect it to ever erupt again?
Like there being infinite number of infinities that are ever larger, there's a seemingly infinite number of soons, each further away in time than the previous.
So I propose we invent something like aleph[1], but for soon. This way we can communicate clearly just how soon soon is.
This also means other industries (such as fracking) would learn a lot from a massive Yellowstone geoengineering project, but other projects and smaller geothermal projects should make this one more feasible and predictable.
(This is how I feel about geoengineering in general: it's expensive and risky, but may end up being necessary, so let's practice on a smaller, safer scale before massive, dangerous projects become urgently needed.)