Posted on 04/01/2014 7:35:35 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
A number of bloggers are posting videos that show bison and other animals allegedly leaving Yellowstone National Park, prompting theories that as earthquakes ramp up the seismic activity will set off the Yellowstone supervolcano.
Two of the main bloggers behind the discussion stress that there’s no way to know when the supervolcano will go off but note that the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that hit on March 30 seemed to set off a reaction from the animals, who are moving for a reason.
“Whether I believe this, or whether I don’t believe the story or not, I don’t know. I can tell you this story I saw this morning about the buffaloes running the street … whether or not it’s because of any activity in Yellowstone or not, I don’t know,” said blogger Jay Lee, who posted a story on his site tatoott1009.com.
“But I’ll tell you this, whatever the case may be, that their running away from Yellowstone is an alert of some sort.”
“It also could be from this video, where poachers are killing them, chasing them, abusing them, running them around,” he said. “Could be hundreds of things for them to be running. I wanted you to listen [to the videos] and make up your own mind on what to think. “
A series of smaller quakes have hit the region over the past few weeks, and those quakes have been linked to the recent 5.1 magnitude quake (and aftershocks) that hit in the Los Angeles region.
Tom Lupshu, who describes himself as a “noted Ohio survivalist and search-and-rescue expert,” said on YouTube that nearly one quarter of the northern elk herd at Yellowstone National Park are missing, according to the annual winter count.
“Biologists aren’t sure if there’s been a stunning decline in the herd or if other factors have skewed the tally,” he said. “Current Helium releases at 1000 times above normal. Complete media blackout. Herds of bison running for their lives on the public roadways and they were not being chased or rounded up, the bison were running down the mountain slopes onto roadways running right past a filming crew. They detect something vast and deadly. The Yellowstone Supervolcano is the only thing there that would fit the bill.”
Lupshu said in a later video that scientists say they can’t predict when the Supervolcano will erupt.
“But one thing is for sure. The more the Earthquakes in the region, the more are the chances of the volcano being activated from its dormant state. Last time an earthquake struck in 1980. But the force of nature has acted up once again.”
The supervolcano refers to the huge magma chamber beneath the park, which is in Wyoming.
I would agree with you except most voters choose not to be tasty. I'm a poll watcher.
“Whether I believe this, or whether I don’t believe the story or not, I don’t know. I can tell you this story I saw this morning about the buffaloes running the street … whether or not it’s because of any activity in Yellowstone or not, I don’t know,”
Buffaloes?!? Really!?!..Bwahahhahaha!! I agree with buzzard, it is the wolves. The wolves are killing off the elk, chasing buffalo. Wolves are the activity in Yellowstone. Here in Wyoming we believe in shoot, shovel, shut up.
Animals sense what real Global Warming is.
Experiencing an earthquake is on my bucket list. I’ve been through floods, hurricanes, forest fires, tornados, but havent crossed off earthquake yet. The closest thing was a plant explosion in Texas in the early 90s that shook the house and made the windows bow.
Nothing like the forces of nature to put you in your place and remind you how tiny you are.
Thar she blows!
Hi JimSea.
I read the article familyop linked. The graphic shows a core of basaltic magma--the kind that you find in Hawaii and, as I understand it, flows rather than explodes as Mt. St. Helens. But that basaltic magma has what they call a granitic cap-- and I wonder if that's cause for concern.
Of course there are different kinds of granite--mafic and felsic (sp?), but I don't know if we have a scenario like Mt St Helens, where the lighter and stiffer granitic cap blew and spewed so much ash into the air. Could that happen at Yellowstone?
Thanks.
I need hip waders for this thread.
The BS is strong!
I’m sure it’s completely unrelated, but the caldera is also showing significantly higher emissions of helium.
Granted the whole thing may just be hysteria, and there are plenty of scientists who are saying there’s no sign of a pending eruption. However, just how many “supervolcanos” like this one are they monitoring, and how many have erupted so the scientists will know what the warning signs are?
Increased outgassing
Animals on the move
Recent uptick in seismic events over the entire caldera
Magma chamber recently determined to be significantly larger than thought
What could possibly go wrong?
No, a caldera this large would never erupt explosively. However, even if it’s just “Kilauea”-type eruptions, they would be on a far more massive scale. When this kind of thing erupts, it goes on for thousands of years, and spews all kinds of horrific crap into the atmosphere. A somewhat larger feature like this erupted in India around the extinction of the dinosaurs; the Deccan traps buried a major chunk of the Indian subcontinent under a mile of lava, likely contributing significantly to the damage the asteroid strike caused, and probably would have kicked off a new glaciation period all on its own.
Forgot to add: the Deccan Traps eruptions lasted for ~30,000 years. If the Yellowstone caldera stays active for even 10% of that length of time, it would still be a worldwide disaster.
I can’t answer your question but I know that when the active magma area that is now Yellowstone was under the eastern Washington crust, the lava outflow was all non-explosive.
First, they will be singing the praises of how many people were helped by having O-care to pay for their volcano related injuries.
Second, they will bloviate about how airborne ash is curtailing most search efforts; and when flights are possible, how floating ash, and flotsam from derelict boats due to the eruption, are masking real debris from the plane.
Presstitutes do not easily give up on stories; they just look for new angles.
WHICH DIRECTION are they moving?
Are you on another planet?
I think we are safe from a super volcano for the time being. But if it did blow, there is no safe distance as it would put a Texas sized amount of ash into the air.
——I’m far enough away that, for me, it will be a good show.——
That far enough away place doesn’t exist....
Think 10,000 x kracatoa...(spelling?)
Everybody on the planet will be affected...
Later
The last super volcano that erupted during our tenure on this Earth was about 74,000 years ago (Mt. Toba). The few hundred who survived went on to form the human race as we know it ... and those were the days when people knew how to survive ‘naked and afraid’.
The “show” will come to you, sit tight ...
“Womyn and minorities will be hardest hit.”
In this case, Wyoming and Montana...
Bloggers. lol
Yes, I believe you are correct. There is a lot of rhyolitic magma on the surface and that would indicate a rather explosive history and potential for Yellowstone. We know that past eruptions in Yellowstone have been catastrophic certainly. My point was only that different possibilities exist for future eruptions.
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