Review: The end of much of the United States
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2013
This is an excellent examination of what could happen if the Yellowstone Caldera erupts. In reality there is no doubt that it will erupt; the only question is when. If it does, much of what happens in the book will become cold, harsh reality. The area around the caldera will be wiped out, including any humans living there. Vast clouds of ash will arise and will drift over the globe. Anyone breathing that without protection stands a good chance of dying (ash is quite different from dust.)Also, unfortunately quite realistically, there will be criminal elements who will try to take advantage of what is happening, too stupid to realize that it's an end-of-the-world-as-they-know-it scenario.One of the best things about the book is how it examines what happens to individual people in different areas, and how they try (not always successfully) to survive the disaster. A good movie that shows much the same thing is Supervolcano, although it focuses on scientists and not plain ordinary people.