Hardcore crisis

Washington, D.C.

Time: 22:00

It was getting dark and the heat was gradually fading. Located on the west side of the White House, several low-key bulletproof vehicles slowly drove over and stopped in front of the entrance to the west ground floor.

The back seats opened immediately, and several dignitaries quickly walked into the entrance, escorted by the White House Secret Service security personnel who had been waiting.

A few months ago, it was in the Situation Research Conference Room of the White House that many senior officials gathered in this conference room to participate in discussions about the Saint-Annu incident.

But this time it was different.

The agents of the White House Secret Service were on standby. After inspecting the conference room using various equipment, they then upgraded the White House's early warning system to the highest alert level. This meeting was not only related to the national security of the United States, but also related to the entire country. The safety of the planet must be paid a hundred times more attention and caution by Barack.

Except for himself, all the people who can attend this meeting are senior officials and extremely important figures in the entire country. Originally, there was no need for the CIA, NSA, and FBI to participate, but Barack considered If we really want to take action, we must not let this news leak out. It is better to let the CIA, NSA, and FBI know this information in advance.

The meeting had lasted for more than an hour. Under the explanations of experts from NASA and the Geological Survey, many senior officials present finally understood the seriousness of the matter.

Everyone's face was pale, and their eyes were extremely ugly. For big men like them, it was difficult for such a gaffe expression to appear on them. However, at this time, no one cared about comparing or laughing at others, not even Barack himself. Not much better, he could understand everyone's reaction after hearing the news.

"This is from the Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA. A month of observational data on solar activity shows that in the past month, abnormal sunspots were captured by TRACE (Solar Transition Region and Corona Explorer). The group is distributed in the AR8775 area. The temperature of the luminous gas flow near the sunspot area exceeds 1 million degrees Celsius... At present, we have no relevant evidence to show whether it is related to the neutrino explosion..."

"It's not much different from the data observed by NASA."

"Whether neutrinos heat the earth's crust requires further evidence, but everyone, it is undeniable... our long-term monitoring of Yellowstone Park has found anomalies."

Half a month ago, Dr. Ryder, who was transferred from the laboratory in Saint-Annu, his voice was a little weak. Seeing that many big shots focused their eyes on him, he reluctantly cheered up and said: "In the past more than half a month, , we monitored that the concentration of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide in the volcanic gas in Yellowstone Park increased by 10%, resulting in the death of nearly a hundred bison due to gas poisoning. This may be related to the magma seeping out of the magma chamber. In order to prove this At one point, we buried more than 100 seismometers underground and placed more than 150 microphones to record periodic readings, and found that the number and intensity of both signals increased significantly over time..."

"Yellowstone?"

Hearing the name, someone exclaimed: "Is the volcano in Yellowstone Park about to erupt?"

"No, no, that's not the case."

Main explained next to him: "In the long-term monitoring of Yellowstone Park, we rarely find changes in seismic waves and sound waves, and this time the readings of the two signals suddenly changed, which is in time consistent with the changes caused by solar activity. The changes coincide with the Los Angeles earthquake, the Iceland earthquake, and the Japan earthquake. But for now, Yellowstone is safe."

"at present?"

Barack said seriously: "How long is this currently? You said seven years before, what's the basis for that?"

Maien said bitterly: "The impact of neutrinos on the earth's core is global, but because the time is too short, we currently only combine the data from neutrino observatories in the United States and Canada to give a seven-year Around the time... The global geological environment is different, and the pressure-bearing capacity of each super volcano and earthquake zone is different. But strictly speaking, if the super volcano in Yellowstone Park erupts, the entire human race will also face major consequences. Existential crisis, even if other super volcanoes do not erupt, humans may not be able to cope with the eruption of a Yellowstone super volcano."

Vice President Biden had been silent for a long time, and then suddenly asked: "What will be the consequences of the Yellowstone supervolcano erupting?"

"The consequences? I can only say that the consequences are serious."

Maien had already prepared relevant information. He glanced at Dr. Ryder, who nodded and controlled the computer to project the picture onto the big screen.

"If we look at the current growth trend of the core temperature, assuming that in seven years the Yellowstone super volcano cannot withstand the pressure, then once it erupts, within an hour, the amount of pumice, magma, and ash ejected will exceed 1 Billion tons, the volcanic ash will spread to the entire central United States in one day, and all flights and aircraft activities will be impossible. If it reaches this step, we will have to cut off all the power grids in the central United States, otherwise the volcanic ash will destroy all power grids and cause Large-scale explosions and fires.”

"Within 100 kilometers around the Yellowstone super volcano, magma, shock waves, high temperatures, and flames will cause all living things to become extinct. In just three days, the thickness of volcanic ash within 800 kilometers near Yellowstone Park will reach 60 centimeters. By then, most houses may not be able to survive." Under this pressure, all means of transportation will collapse and become unusable... But what I'm talking about here is within 800 kilometers. In fact, three days is enough for volcanic ash to spread to most parts of the United States, even the 1,600 kilometers of Yellowstone Park. In addition, the accumulated volcanic ash will also exceed 10 centimeters, and no transportation will be available. As far away as New York on the East Coast, the thickness of the volcanic ash is expected to reach more than 1 centimeter. If no measures are taken, such an environment will be enough to cause a disaster in a short period of time. Causes water accumulation in human lungs, damages respiratory tract and leads to death."

"In five days, the volcanic ash may have spread to the Atlantic Ocean, covering all of Canada, and South America has also touched Argentina. In just half a month, the volcanic ash will spread to cover the entire Middle East. In one month, 95% of the world's With more than % of the area covered in ash, we will lose the sun for at least two to three years."

Mai En paused, looked at the pale faces of everyone, and sighed: "Unfortunately, without the sunshine, our food will not be harvested. Because of this disaster, our food reserves will not be able to cope with the global situation for two to three years." disaster time, and even if the volcanic cloud gradually disappears, this process may take more than ten years. It is unimaginable to restore the original output. Sorry, the volcanic ash blocks the sun, and the global temperature drops in a very short period of time. There may be an ice age, and more than 99% of people may not be able to survive this most terrible and longest winter."

Barack said helplessly: "It's so difficult to deal with just one Yellowstone Park. Wait, how many more super volcanoes like Yellowstone are there in the world? By the way, I remember there are seven in total, right? That means there are six more A super volcano of the same level?”

"Here's the problem, we don't have a chance to just deal with the ash and the danger of the sun disappearing."

Myen's hands shook for a moment, but he remained calm on the surface: "If this is true, neutrinos have an impact on the entire earth's core. Then it is not only volcanoes, but even more terrifying are the earthquake zones around the world. Maybe we haven't even waited for Yellowstone yet." When a super volcano erupts, we will have to face frequent earthquakes around the world. After minor earthquakes, we will frequently face earthquakes of magnitude 9 or above similar to the eruption of the Yellowstone super volcano... Gentlemen , which means that if we hide in underground nuclear bunkers, we may also be buried. No nuclear bunker can cope with the strong movement of continental plates. Coastal areas may also face tsunamis with a height of hundreds of meters. Even if we avoid incoming There is no safety at all in a submarine. I am afraid that the only space station in the world that can watch this disaster unfold with peace of mind."

(To be continued ~^~)