TIL in 2012 the FBI uncovered an alQaeda linked plot which included triggering the Yellowstone supervolcano to erupt
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/via-rail-plot-accused-considered-triggering-u-s-volcano-court-hears-1.2960106
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ge0io3/til_in_2012_the_fbi_uncovered_an_alqaeda_linked/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/via-rail-plot-accused-considered-triggering-u-s-volcano-court-hears-1.2960106
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ge0io3/til_in_2012_the_fbi_uncovered_an_alqaeda_linked/
AMonkeyInSilk •
He plotted to derail a train. The volcano ‘plot’ was an idea that was quickly dismissed as unworkable.
This is explained in the first line of the reference.