The Datum Yellowstone Supervolcano is the Datum Earth version of the volcanic caldera located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, the United States. It measures about 55 by 72 km.[1]
The Long War[]
A super eruption occured in 2040. It began on September 8, at about 1pm Madison time, and lasted for 7 days. The entire caldera opened up, and later collapsed. It caused earthquakes and blocked out the sun, meaning that several parts of Datum Earth had to be abandoned.[2]
The Long Mars[]
During the aftermath of the explosion, Joshua Valienté and Sally Linsay volunteered to help evacuate people, which included the Brewers and an extreme phobic called Meryl.[3] Throughout the book the cultural economic and political shifts caused by the explosion are explored, including the emergence of "The Next".
Trivia[]
In real life, the three most recent Yellowstone super eruptions occurred 640,000 years ago, 1.3 million years ago, and 2.1 million years ago.[1] It is not likely to explode for millions of years, if ever.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Yellowstone Caldera", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Caldera
- ↑ The Long War - Chapter 69
- ↑ The Long Mars - Chapter 1
- ↑ Yellowstone Won't Explode And End Civilisation (Sorry) | The Deep Dive, https://youtu.be/ypn3Fe_PLts