Posted on 03/27/2023 12:10:03 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Deep within the heart of Yellowstone National Park lies an imminent threat. The tranquility of the park is shattered by the ominous signs of a colossal volcano waking from its slumber. The recent sudden uplift of the ground has sent shockwaves through the scientific community and sparked a sense of unease across the entire nation. Despite Yellowstone's history of sporadic eruptions, nothing could have prepared us for this unprecedented and terrifying event. As the park officials take drastic measures to safeguard visitors, the question that remains on everyone's mind is: Will this slumbering giant awaken and unleash an unimaginable catastrophe? Follow us on this perilous journey as we delve into the mysteries of Yellowstone and uncover the truth behind the recent closure of the park. Yellowstone National Park may seem like a serene and picturesque location, but it's anything but ordinary. Established in 1872, Yellowstone is known as the world's first National Park, and it's also home to the Yellowstone Caldera that has been closely monitored by scientists since 1923. The caldera is a massive basin that sits at the peak of the Yellowstone volcano, and it's often referred to as a "supervolcano." According to the Natural History Museum in London, this term is used because the Yellowstone Caldera has the potential to unleash a magnitude-eight eruption on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. This kind of eruption could discharge more than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles) of material. To put that into perspective, the famous eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991, which is considered one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recent history, was only rated a 6 on the same index. That means that the Yellowstone supervolcano eruption could be over 100 times more powerful than the one at Mount Pinatubo!
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I still have a jar of ash somewhere also.
Next time you might try some paragraphs.
Or, given calm winds, I should say.
I will try to get there next trip southward.
And thanks for bringing up Lassen on the thread. Never would have occurred to me otherwise. I have been to Craters of the Moon— impressive also.
Set aside some time to explore the area. Be sure to climb Mt. Lassen, too. Cinder Cone is off the beaten track and an interesting and gorgeous place. If you can, stay at Lake Almanor on the peninsula. Or get cabins on the north side of the park.
We used to vacation at Lake Almanor with the kids every summer.
That’s not the geology I learned about Yellowstone and the surrounding areas that essentially run for hundreds of miles north to south. I was instructed that the Yellowstone volcano would not “erupt” in the conventional sense of the word - as in Pinatubo, or Vesuvius, or even Mt. St. Helens. This vast region is called a big “Rift Valley” - meaning that the crust will split and lava and gases will “flow” across the landscape. It’s like dumping hot fudge on your sundae or the thick juices of a pie breaking the surface crust. It does destroy huge expanses of the landscape and what the lava doesn’t bury, it will burn and kill every living thing with it’s radiating heat and poison gases. There is ample historic evidence of this unique rift form of volcanic action across multiple states. Fascinating stuff, but I hope and pray we never see it go active.
If we get a basalt flow, it will be hard to escape. Liquid rock flowing over the surface at 100 MPH would quickly inundate my area. The freeways don't have to capacity to get everyone out before that occurs.
The Northridge quake caused all of my wife's shoe boxes to come tumbling out of the closet and landed on top of me in bed. Early wakeup as I had to fly to Kansas City that day. Waiting in the Lindberg Field terminal was exciting as aftershocks rumbled the huge expanses of glass windows in the waiting areas.
Yeah, I once read about the little airport in Inkom. Does it have scheduled service, Delta/Sky West, I suppose.
Sounds like a good plan.
Snow every day at Lake Almanor recently.
Yeah, I probably could run to the summit of Lassen and back in about 20 minutes /s
Dolly Parton may have some visible assets from space!
When the Yellowstone Caldera goes it’’s good night Irene for pretty much the whole USA.
Justified it is not.
when Mt St Helens blew, I was at work...we could see the dark cloud approaching...when we left work about 4pm it was completely dark outside and a fine dust was hitting us....there were sirens in the distance and if one didn't know it seemed like a nuclear nightmare....
I got home and once there I asked my husband if he had looked outside....nope... he was too busy watching tv and didn't even know that the mountain had blown .....
however, it is what it is....can't worry about something we can't change....
Imagine if all those events happened simultaneously........................
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