[Happy2BMe]

O.K.

This explains why the trout aren't biting this year at Yellowstone.

[hershey]

Uh oh.

[Merdoug]

Major UH OH.

[BunnySlippers]

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[jetson]

600,000 year eruption cycle. The last blow was 640,000 years ago. I think we could be in deep doo doo. We are living on borrowed time.

[VOA]

bump

[Havoc]

This is crap. Large does not mean more powerful. The eleviation of stress across such a large expanse is more likely to lessen the impact rather than intensify it. This sounds alarmist on the one hand - as touching the evidence of an eruption. Hot water and high ground temperature is just part of the equation. What about miniquakes? What is the acid level of the nearby lake being affected? What is happening to the magnetic field in and around the area?

It cannot be said that a valcano erupted 600,000 plus years ago in the area as there is no objective proof of this. It may be that a valcano erupted in the area at some time in the past; but that is as much as one can truthfully say with any precision. That one has occured in the past is all that is needed to be known. Pressure build up does not rely on time - it relies on a root cause that cannot be accurately stated as this is not a typical lava dome.

The idea of supervalcanos is a new "theory" that has come into vogue. The only thing they are going on in this case is speculation as they've never actually seen one before in action much less state with any degree of certainty that one has ever existed before. I've seen writeups on this in the last few years along with specials on vulcanology that discussed the theory of supervalcanoes.

Further study and an abundance of the kind of caution that goes with any event developing of this type is the only thing I see is neccessary. I smell science looking for more excuses to bang alarm bells and beg for government funds.

[Big Horn]

I am 200 miles away. I hope I finish reading my book first.

[Viking2002]

When Yellowstone does blow, some geologists predict that every living thing within six hundred miles is likely to die.

Man, I do not consider this a very good thing. This could make the Iranian earthquake look like a traffic accident.

[ChefKeith]

This explains why the trout aren't biting this year at Yellowstone.

'cause they are already cooked!

Just grab Your Mess Kits and head for the water.

[Merdoug]

Yellowstone just had an earthquake. About 4.5 Not good!

[Happy2BMe]

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[ATCNavyRetiree]

Look at it this way...

1) It will kill off a lot of hippies.

2) It will solve the snowmobile debate.

3) It will give us something exciting to concentrate on besides seeing Kerry implode.

[Momaw Nadon]

bttt

January 2004 article.