Posted on 02/28/2014 8:17:07 AM PST by Lazamataz
Some worrying developments are taking place at the Super Volcano located beneath Yellowstone National Park; the kind of developments that were seen shortly before other volcanoes erupted. Not only was there a sudden rise in the elevation of the ground, and development of new cracks, but a gas called Helium-4, a very rare type of Helium, has begun coming out of the surface. It is the presence of this gas that has scientists quite concerned. If the Yellowstone Super Volcano were to erupt, it would be 2,000 times bigger than the eruption of Mount St. Helens in the 1980′s. Everything within 500 miles would be dead or destroyed within minutes, 2/3rds of the entire United States would be covered in volcanic ash and the climate of the entire planet would cool within a month. On top of that, just this past week, the largest earthquake in the US took place just a few miles from Yellowstone proving hot magma is on the move. Here’s what has scientists concerned:
Since late summer 2013, the Yellowstone GPS network has tracked a small ” ground deformation episode” in north-central Yellowstone National Park.
During the past five months, the NRWY GPS station has recorded about 3.5 cm (1.4 in) of uplift (the ground is rising) and about 1 cm (0.4 in) of southeastward ground movement, relative to a stable reference station north of the Park.
Measurements from other GPS stations in northern Yellowstone show smaller displacements, forming a circular pattern of deformation (circular — as in the round mouth of a volcano) consistent with a minor pressurization (building-up underground), about 6 to 10 km (4-6 miles) deep, near Norris Junction.
What has scientists very concerned is that Yellowstone has suddenly begun emitting massive amounts of Helium-4. Helium-4 seems to be the predictor of activity, as proved with other volcanos.
And it would come pre barbecued.
Global warming...
The eruption will be canceled by executive order, Obama’s phone, and his pen will heal the planet. Mr. Gore’s dust bowl however will proceed as planned.
We will just get Johnny to through a wild hog on that big barby and pig out!
Reminds me of a scene from a Viet Nam War novel:
American soldiers, cut off, are forced to sample the flesh of VC killed by napalm.
One remarks: “Who says man is inherently bad? He’s delicious!”
Farther east lies the New Madrid fault, on the banks of the Mississippi river. It has the potential to completely cut off ground transportation from east to west.
I’d be willing to try magma-killed mountain goat.
I hear they fry up real good.
Helium-4 (42He or 4He) is a non-radioactive isotope of the element helium. It is by far the most abundant of the two naturally occurring isotopes of helium, making up about 99.99986% of the helium on Earth.
Good, you follow instructions. I've been telling you to bite me for years, now!
Don’t worry. Obama can save us.
I actually have a cammo apron and chef's hat. ;)
/johnny
You soooooo silly, GI
You did it wrong.
It is:
I am so screwed.
“Not good. Not good at all. If that sucker does ever go we could have something akin to a nuclear winter in large parts of the country.”
FAA, a 1/3 of the USA would disappear in a matter of minutes, the volcanic ash would in some places be several feet deep.
That would be one way to screw up a weekend drinking binge!
:)
And this thread has gotten silly, too.
/johnny
It could happen any century now... or perhaps in just a couple million years. The only hope for survival is of course bigger government.
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