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[Matthew18]

Giant Volcano Under Yellowstone Park Stirring to Life
www.foxnews.com ^ | March 01, 2006 | Bjorn Carey


Giant Volcano Under Yellowstone Park Stirring to Life Wednesday, March 01, 2006 By Bjorn Carey

Forces brewing deep beneath Yellowstone National Park could be making one of the largest volcanoes on Earth even bigger, a new study reveals.

In the past decade, part of the volcano has risen nearly five inches, most likely due to a backup of flowing molten rock miles below the planet's crust.

While the rise may not be noticeable to the casual hiker, the activity may have cracked the crust in the park's famous Norris Geyser Basin (NGB), leading to the formation of new fumaroles — holes that vent smoke and gas — and the reawakening of some of the area's geysers, including Steamboat, the largest geyser in the world.

Yellowstone last erupted about 640,000 years ago, spewing 240 cubic miles of material. Despite the newly discovered activity, researchers don't expect it to erupt any time soon.

Eventually, however, it could explode again as a super-volcano that would destroy life for hundreds of miles around and coat the entire country in ash.

Up and down

Radar observations from the European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite reveal that the jellybean-shaped Yellowstone caldera — a giant depression caused by past volcanic explosions — began to rise in 1995.


Lets discuse your option on this... :wink:

[Winchester]

Well if it blows I'll be dead almost instantly so I'm not going to get too concerned about it.

[John Galt]

Calderas are not worth worrying about. It would be impossible to prepare for them even though the loss of life would be devestating and felt for years (America supplies food to the world and this would destroy much of it's production, and of course the 'immediate' death by volcanic eruption). I'm not going to loose sleep over it.

[DarkMerlin]

Did anyone see that Discovery Channel movie Supervolcano that was on a few months ago? This stuff scares the sh*t outta me.

[GTTofAK]

DarkMerlin wrote: Did anyone see that Discovery Channel movie Supervolcano that was on a few months ago? This stuff scares the sh*t outta me.

There is nothing you can do about it. It damn near killed the species 50,000 years ago when one in the east Indies went I'd hope that we are better prepared to survive now.

[GTTofAK]

John Galt wrote: Calderas are not worth worrying about. It would be impossible to prepare for them even though the loss of life would be devestating and felt for years (America supplies food to the world and this would destroy much of it's production, and of course the 'immediate' death by volcanic eruption). I'm not going to loose sleep over it.

Oh but the funnest part is when it rains fire as all those vaporized rocks condense in the atmosphere and rain back down. Just like rain water.

[micfranklin]

Matthew18 wrote: Giant Volcano Under Yellowstone Park Stirring to Life
www.foxnews.com ^ | March 01, 2006 | Bjorn Carey


Giant Volcano Under Yellowstone Park Stirring to Life Wednesday, March 01, 2006 By Bjorn Carey

Forces brewing deep beneath Yellowstone National Park could be making one of the largest volcanoes on Earth even bigger, a new study reveals.

In the past decade, part of the volcano has risen nearly five inches, most likely due to a backup of flowing molten rock miles below the planet's crust.

While the rise may not be noticeable to the casual hiker, the activity may have cracked the crust in the park's famous Norris Geyser Basin (NGB), leading to the formation of new fumaroles — holes that vent smoke and gas — and the reawakening of some of the area's geysers, including Steamboat, the largest geyser in the world.

Yellowstone last erupted about 640,000 years ago, spewing 240 cubic miles of material. Despite the newly discovered activity, researchers don't expect it to erupt any time soon.

Eventually, however, it could explode again as a super-volcano that would destroy life for hundreds of miles around and coat the entire country in ash.

Up and down

Radar observations from the European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite reveal that the jellybean-shaped Yellowstone caldera — a giant depression caused by past volcanic explosions — began to rise in 1995.


Lets discuse your option on this... :wink:

Exactly how long is "soon?" Even though I live in Maryland, which is way away from Yellowstone, I'm still concerned because a supervolcano that close is a pretty scary situation.

[Winchester]

micfranklin wrote: Matthew18 wrote: Giant Volcano Under Yellowstone Park Stirring to Life
www.foxnews.com ^ | March 01, 2006 | Bjorn Carey


Giant Volcano Under Yellowstone Park Stirring to Life Wednesday, March 01, 2006 By Bjorn Carey

Forces brewing deep beneath Yellowstone National Park could be making one of the largest volcanoes on Earth even bigger, a new study reveals.

In the past decade, part of the volcano has risen nearly five inches, most likely due to a backup of flowing molten rock miles below the planet's crust.

While the rise may not be noticeable to the casual hiker, the activity may have cracked the crust in the park's famous Norris Geyser Basin (NGB), leading to the formation of new fumaroles — holes that vent smoke and gas — and the reawakening of some of the area's geysers, including Steamboat, the largest geyser in the world.

Yellowstone last erupted about 640,000 years ago, spewing 240 cubic miles of material. Despite the newly discovered activity, researchers don't expect it to erupt any time soon.

Eventually, however, it could explode again as a super-volcano that would destroy life for hundreds of miles around and coat the entire country in ash.

Up and down

Radar observations from the European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite reveal that the jellybean-shaped Yellowstone caldera — a giant depression caused by past volcanic explosions — began to rise in 1995.


Lets discuse your option on this... :wink:

Exactly how long is "soon?" Even though I live in Maryland, which is way away from Yellowstone, I'm still concerned because a supervolcano that close is a pretty scary situation.

I think soon is like 60,000 years. Personally I like living close to ground zero, the survivors are going to have a much harder time of it.

[DarkMerlin]

GTTofAK wrote: DarkMerlin wrote: Did anyone see that Discovery Channel movie Supervolcano that was on a few months ago? This stuff scares the sh*t outta me.

There is nothing you can do about it. It damn near killed the species 50,000 years ago when one in the east Indies went I'd hope that we are better prepared to survive now.

All the more reason to get off this planet as soon as possible.

[David]

Fox is slow on this story.It's been reported for about a year now on Coast to Coast on the radio.

[connermt]

DarkMerlin wrote: Did anyone see that Discovery Channel movie Supervolcano that was on a few months ago? This stuff scares the sh*t outta me.

Think that's bad try watching one of the Killer Astroid shows - talk about feeling helpless

[ieatfood]

not gonna happen in our lifetime or our childrens or our childrens childrens, etc etc

dont lose sleep over it.

[social]

ieatfood wrote: not gonna happen in our lifetime or our childrens or our childrens childrens, etc etc

dont lose sleep over it.

Actually, it's about 40,000 years overdue

[ieatfood]

social wrote: ieatfood wrote: not gonna happen in our lifetime or our childrens or our childrens childrens, etc etc

dont lose sleep over it.

Actually, it's about 40,000 years overdue

yea, 40,000 years

to put things in perspective, Jesus was born only 2000 years ago. Your life will likely be no more than 100 years. The changes of the eruption, which hasn't happenned in the past 40,000 years, to happen in the miniscule amount of time of your lifespan, is very small.

Remember, your life is nothing but a microsecond in earth time. The chances of an event that occurs every hundreds of thousands of years to coincide with your life are small.

[social]

ieatfood wrote: social wrote: ieatfood wrote: not gonna happen in our lifetime or our childrens or our childrens childrens, etc etc

dont lose sleep over it.

Actually, it's about 40,000 years overdue

yea, 40,000 years

to put things in perspective, Jesus was born only 2000 years ago. Your life will likely be no more than 100 years. The changes of the eruption, which hasn't happenned in the past 40,000 years, to happen in the miniscule amount of time of your lifespan, is very small.

Remember, your life is nothing but a microsecond in earth time. The chances of an event that occurs every hundreds of thousands of years to coincide with your life are small.

You argued that the eruption was not going to "happen in our lifetime or our childrens or our childrens childrens" lifetime. This is a nonsense statement. Not only does it ignore the fact that Yellowstone's eruption is long overdue, it is also based on abolsutely no evidence whatsoever. How can you tell us the volcano won't erupt in our lifetimes? How can you be sure? Well, you can't. You simply don't know.

That comparatively we live short lives to volcanos doesn't mean volcanos won't erupt during our lifetime. Of course, the chance of eruption in our lifetime is determined by the age of our lifespan - if you live 100 years, you are more likely to see the eruption than someone who lives, say, 50 years. However, this doesn't make it inconceivable for this eruption to occur sometime in the near future. Neither does it make unlikely, given that the volcano has been on a regular eruption cycle of 600,000 years, and the longer the volcano's eruption is overdue, the increased liklihood of said eruption.

[Kt]

Matthew18 wrote:
Lets discuse your option on this... :wink:

Woot

[ieatfood]

social wrote:
You argued that the eruption was not going to "happen in our lifetime or our childrens or our childrens childrens" lifetime. This is a nonsense statement. Not only does it ignore the fact that Yellowstone's eruption is long overdue, it is also based on abolsutely no evidence whatsoever. How can you tell us the volcano won't erupt in our lifetimes? How can you be sure? Well, you can't. You simply don't know.

That comparatively we live short lives to volcanos doesn't mean volcanos won't erupt during our lifetime. Of course, the chance of eruption in our lifetime is determined by the age of our lifespan - if you live 100 years, you are more likely to see the eruption than someone who lives, say, 50 years. However, this doesn't make it inconceivable for this eruption to occur sometime in the near future. Neither does it make unlikely, given that the volcano has been on a regular eruption cycle of 600,000 years, and the longer the volcano's eruption is overdue, the increased liklihood of said eruption.

you clearly don't understand probability
i could explain it to you, but I am tired so I won't.

suffice it to say, you don't have to worry about yellowstone erupting during the next coupe hundred years. THe chances are miniscule.

[bob.appleyard]

Um, Yellowstone is an active volcano already. Where do you think those columns of water come from?

It could blow soon, it could blow a long time hence. No way of knowing, or even making a vaguely reliable guess, at the moment at least. Nothing can be done if it does happen, so just hope it doesn't coincide with some other cataclysmic event.

[Wolverine]

DarkMerlin wrote: Did anyone see that Discovery Channel movie Supervolcano that was on a few months ago? This stuff scares the sh*t outta me.
The National Geographic channel had a special too, scary stuff. But nothing humans can really do to stop it, just prepare for it.
Lots and lots of ammo to shoot the looters.

[Sid]

Wolverine wrote: DarkMerlin wrote: Did anyone see that Discovery Channel movie Supervolcano that was on a few months ago? This stuff scares the sh*t outta me.
The National Geographic channel had a special too, scary stuff. But nothing humans can really do to stop it, just prepare for it.
Lots and lots of ammo to shoot the looters.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Quite frankly, I can't control it, the only way I can think of to fix it is scientifically impossible, and if it happens in my life time, my lungs will fill with ash and I'll die. Eh, had to die sometime, why not in a catastrophic global event? That's always cool.

In other words, I can't control, I'll try not to lose sleep over it.