Volcanoes

In studying a book on volcanoes in a university library, I found the book also contained information on what caused the ice age. A team of scientists around the world studied deep core samples taken from the earth, tree ring studies around the world, ocean current studies, and input from volcano experts and agreed on the sequence of events that caused the ice age.

Each volcano emits a unique chemical composition in its lava, and one volcano expert couldn’t understand why he had collected identical lava samples from a wide ranging area where no volcano peak or caldera was apparent. After viewing satellite photos of the area he realized the samples were from such a huge caldera that was so wide and the slope so gradual it wasn’t discernable from the ground. Other data they studied included some ancient writings that said the earth had been 30 days in cold darkness without sunlight and people were starving to death.

The scientists concluded the sequence of events causing the ice age were:
There was a period of global warming.
The ice caps melted.
Chunks of ice floated into the warm gulf stream currents.
This messed up the well balanced current flow in all the worlds oceans.
This caused the tectonic plates to shift slightly.
This resulted in increased earthquakes and volcanoes.
A large enough volcano erupted that its ash blocked the sun and cooled the earth and caused the ice age.

Does this sequence of events sound familiar??? Could Yellowstone erupt and cause the next ice age???
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Though some of this could well have occurred, they never mentioned anything about the orbital change the earth takes over time. From what I understand, when the Earths orbit shifts and becomes its furthest point from the Sun, that causes the temperature shift.
We are entering that orbit change.
In a word, yes.

I have already made my evacuation plan for a Yellowstone event. I figure I will have about 3 days tops to get it done. After that things will get dark and cold and the highways too clogged.

Suggest a peek at the Harry Turtledove novels dealing with the aftermath of a Yellowstone event. He may not be that far off.

The Yellowstone event is high on FEMA's top ten list. Of course it competes with a New Madrid Earthquake event. It is possible either event could also trigger the other, in which case things will be rather messy.
Yes, I posted about the recent mapping of the second magma chamber under the first in Forums. It is large enough to fill the Grand Canyon 11 times over.
What's the name of the book? author?
Yes, it could happen. Scary thought. Love the topic and the subject!
The earth can take most of us out with just one loud bang and we think we are oh so important and powerful.
Hey Ken, wave I meant the OP's book, but thank you for naming the one you read, i'll look it up. handshake

To the OP: please come back and tell us the name of your book.
SrPopper, I read the book a couple years ago in the library of an out-of-state university. I no longer have access to the book or remember the exact name of it. I remembered the sequence of events it posited because they are so close to what we are going through now.
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