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Yellowstone Closes Road Because It's Melting (What a world, what a world)
Newser ^
| July 20, 2014
| John Johnson
Posted on 07/10/2014 9:53:46 PM PDT by Enterprise
You'll never guess why "Firehole Lake Drive" is temporarily off-limits to tourists in Yellowstone National Park. Yes, the popular 3.3-mile loop is closed for a while because the asphalt is melting, reports National Parks Traveler. "Extreme heat from surrounding thermal areas has caused thick oil to bubble to the surface, damaging the blacktop and creating unsafe driving conditions," says a park release. While that kind of thing isn't uncommon given Yellowstone's geology, the damage to the road is "unusually severe," reports the AP.
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TOPICS: Outdoors; Science; Weather; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: asphalt; heat; hikers; hot
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Also: "The park wants non-motorists to stay away from the region as well,
because soil that looks solid to a hiker might give way to scalding water below."
Ok, you don't have to tell me TWICE!
To: Enterprise
This is a disturbing series of events. We really do not want that volcano to erupt
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posted on
07/10/2014 9:56:03 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(Genius at Large)
To: Enterprise
At least they didn’t ascribe it to AGW.
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posted on
07/10/2014 9:56:14 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: Steely Tom
But they will blame fracking
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posted on
07/10/2014 9:57:00 PM PDT
by
LukeL
To: Fai Mao
Feel free to tell it to chill.
To: Fai Mao
What series of events? You were unaware that the ground under Yellowstone has been hot all along?
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posted on
07/10/2014 9:59:16 PM PDT
by
steve86
( Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
To: Enterprise
If it blows will they send the wandering children back?
To: Fai Mao
We really do not want that volcano to erupt Above our paygrade.
However... volcanic ash does bode well for vine-culture. I'm going to get some grape vines and oak barrels.
Life gives you lemons, make margaritas, life gives you volcanic ash, make wine. Worked for the Italians.
/johnny
To: Fai Mao
That’s the FIRST thing I thought of. Is it getting ready to blow?
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:02:36 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: Steely Tom
Yeah, but they probably wanted to though.
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:03:19 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: PistolPaknMama
If it blows, GET OUT OF THE WAY!
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:03:59 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: PistolPaknMama
That thing blows -IT- will send them and everyone else back.
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:04:10 PM PDT
by
Norm Lenhart
(How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
To: Enterprise
Here in AZ I don’t think we are far enough out of the way.
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:05:09 PM PDT
by
Norm Lenhart
(How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
To: JRandomFreeper
Life gives you lemons, make margaritas, life gives you volcanic ash, make wine. Worked for the Italians.
/johnny
Yeah, nothing to worry about if that one blows.
/laplata
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:07:03 PM PDT
by
laplata
(Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
To: Norm Lenhart
Think of the bright side. It would stop the invasion at the border.
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:07:19 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: Fai Mao
Maybe somebody should suggest Obama take his next vacation there.
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:08:43 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: Enterprise
Well, that’s why they have some of those places around there with boardwalks ... so you don’t fall through the surface and boil to death ... :-) ...
Just don’t fall off the boardwalks!
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:08:48 PM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: steve86
Yes, but the question is whether or not it’s about to blow.
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:10:28 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: Star Traveler
There you go! Don’t be a lobster, stay on the boardwalk!
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posted on
07/10/2014 10:10:33 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: laplata
Didn't say that. I'll do the best I can, and look for potential benefits, however tenuous. I left out the part about digging out from 3 meters of ash here, and where, perzactly, I would put that. But we could use more hills.
/johnny
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