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Message: <blockquote data-quote="grodog" data-source="post: 2345654" data-attributes="member: 1613">A very interesting thread!  For some additional resources on super volcanoes, I point you to the following resources:On Super VolcanoesThe Yellowstone Volcano Observatory at <a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/" target="_blank">http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/</a> in general, with specific articles at <a href="http://www.geotimes.org/current/feature_supervolcano.html" target="_blank">http://www.geotimes.org/current/feature_supervolcano.html</a> and their FAQ at <a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/2005/docudrama.html" target="_blank">http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/2005/docudrama.html</a>For some good general reading about volcanoes, I recommend Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0691002495/qid=1119336276/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0691002495/qid=1119336276/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846</a>and for the impact of a large eruption on local populations, I recommend Unearthing Atlantis : An Archaeological Odyssey by Charles Pellegrino (all about the eruptions of Thera/Santorini that may have inspired the Greek narratives of Atlantis) at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679734074/qid=1119336352/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679734074/qid=1119336352/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846</a>and Krakatoa:  The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester, at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/006093736X/qid=1119336457/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/006093736X/qid=1119336457/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846</a>On Mega EarthquakesI like Bruce Bolt's Earthquakes book for general info/history/etc. at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0716756188/qid=1119336559/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0716756188/qid=1119336559/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846</a>For some specifics about huge earthquakes, check out <a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/bytopic/megaquakes.html" target="_blank">http://earthquake.usgs.gov/bytopic/megaquakes.html</a> and for info about the New Madrid, Missouri earthquakes, see <a href="http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/states/missouri/missouri_history.html" target="_blank">http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/states/missouri/missouri_history.html</a> and <a href="http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/usa/1811-1812.html" target="_blank">http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/usa/1811-1812.html</a>On how to properly spin all of this info and figure out its effect on your planet, I recommend Martyn J. Fogg's Terraforming:  Engineering Planetary Environments book (details on Amazon at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1560916095/qid=1119335132/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1560916095/qid=1119335132/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-1462853-8551834?v=glance&s=books&n=507846</a> It's out OOP, but an excellent resource on planetary system dynamics.  For a bit less technical view, you can always check out Expedition Retreat Press' A Magical Medieval Society:  Ecology & Culture at <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2510&" target="_blank">http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2510&</a>I hope that helps some.</blockquote>

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