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> for all the good it will do humanity.

More all the good it will do America, it'll be pretty grim in Europe but they've found that the fallout wouldn't be as bad as expected due to Yellowstone having a low sulfur content.

The rest of humanity would definitely feel it (dramatic weather shifts, much colder winters, crop failures) but it's not an extinction level event or even remotely close.

I was reading a report the other day saying that they have not been able to tie major eruptions to extinction events, flora and fauna seem to come through them ok.



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