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Hundreds of Quakes Are Rattling Yellowstone
New York Times ^ | 1/31/10 | kirk johnson

Posted on 02/02/2010 10:20:41 PM PST by socialismislost

DENVER — In the last two weeks, more than 100 mostly tiny earthquakes a day, on average, have rattled a remote area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, putting scientists who monitor the park’s strange and volatile geology on alert.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Colorado; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: earthquake; earthquakes; eq; haiti; moralabsolutes; nationalparks; obama; quakes; usgs; yellowstone
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To: Godzilla
The top pics looks just like a fire in S.Cal...Wind dictates where da smoke goes....lol

Ya notice your weather chart shows everything moving EAST from Cal?

lol.....

121 posted on 02/05/2010 8:58:41 AM PST by dragnet2
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To: Godzilla
Here is what you're suggesting....heheheh...

"Smoke/ash direction is not dependent on wind direction"

I'm getting that movie movie felling again....lol

122 posted on 02/05/2010 9:01:37 AM PST by dragnet2
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To: socialismislost

isn’t this like the mother of all seismic activity

or was that just the movie


123 posted on 02/05/2010 9:02:38 AM PST by wardaddy (Book of Eli.....awesome.....Denzel Washington was perfect....Mila Kunis is smoking..nothing PC)
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To: dragnet2; dirtboy

Drag -
then you are clearly ignorant on the subject, the pinatubo ash column is an order of magnitude higher than s ca “smoke” plumes. can’t even see that for N.CA the winds are almost due north.
I will waste no more of my day on your sophomoric comments.


124 posted on 02/05/2010 9:03:16 AM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: dirtboy
Are you basically saying that geologists mapping a contiguous formation of ashfall are wrong?

If you'd read first, you'd see what I have said. I assume the map was from 70,000 years ago...last erutpion...No?

For many hundreds of years or more, the prevailing winds generally blow west to east.

Are you suggesting this is wrong?

125 posted on 02/05/2010 9:04:31 AM PST by dragnet2
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To: AlexW
Very few people know that a mass eruption of Yellowstone could destroy much of the USA.

more know it now

thanks to these two commies


126 posted on 02/05/2010 9:04:36 AM PST by wardaddy (Book of Eli.....awesome.....Denzel Washington was perfect....Mila Kunis is smoking..nothing PC)
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To: socialismislost

Quick call the DNC abnd have an emergincy meeting there...all registered Democrats welcome!


127 posted on 02/05/2010 9:04:36 AM PST by rrrod
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To: Godzilla

OK, I put you in this category:

Godzilla: “Smoke/ash direction is not dependent on wind direction”


128 posted on 02/05/2010 9:05:59 AM PST by dragnet2
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OK, OK, OK

"Smoke/ash direction is not dependent on wind direction"

I've got to run now guys....lol

:o

129 posted on 02/05/2010 9:08:07 AM PST by dragnet2
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To: dragnet2
For many hundreds of years or more, the prevailing winds generally blow west to east. Are you suggesting this is wrong?

I am saying it is largely immaterial, as pyroclastic flows can reach over 100 mph on their own accord, no wind needed, and can spread out on their own when they are of a scale of a supervolcano eruption - the wind would just elongate the deposits in one direction, but not prevent the deposition at right angles to the source.

130 posted on 02/05/2010 9:08:58 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: UCANSEE2

fascinating


131 posted on 02/05/2010 9:10:04 AM PST by wardaddy (Book of Eli.....awesome.....Denzel Washington was perfect....Mila Kunis is smoking..nothing PC)
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To: dirtboy

Not only geologically ignorant, but meteorologically ignorant as well. You’d do better talking to a piece of schist.


132 posted on 02/05/2010 9:19:12 AM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: Godzilla

It is rather odd to see someone take issue with a map of the geological reality on the ground - rather than raising the issue of wind to show that literal ground truth cannot be correct, a sound approach would be to ask the kind of forces that could trigger deposition at great distance at right angles to the prevailing wind.


133 posted on 02/05/2010 9:21:45 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: Godzilla
"Talk to the schist:"


134 posted on 02/05/2010 9:23:09 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy
It is rather odd to see someone take issue with a map of the geological reality on the ground - rather than raising the issue of wind to show that literal ground truth cannot be correct

Indeed, the existence of ash 'up wind' from the prevalent says other wise I agree.

The meterologist side of me notes that the coriolis effect alters wind directions vertically, thus while surface winds my be in one direction, winds at a higher elevation could be 180 deg opposite.

a sound approach would be to ask the kind of forces that could trigger deposition at great distance at right angles to the prevailing wind.

I don't think a 'sound approach' is being desired, a village is looking for one of its members.

135 posted on 02/05/2010 9:28:19 AM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: dirtboy
thats gneiss


136 posted on 02/05/2010 9:29:31 AM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: Godzilla
Yeah, it is a bit absurd to compare fire ash in California to something that can lay down this (Lava Creek tuff in Yellowstone):


137 posted on 02/05/2010 9:32:22 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: Godzilla
You're a really flinty person, aren't you?


138 posted on 02/05/2010 9:34:15 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy
Yeah, it is a bit absurd to compare fire ash in California to something that can lay down this (Lava Creek tuff in Yellowstone):

Indeed, evidence of watching too many B sci fi flics with volcanos.

139 posted on 02/05/2010 10:27:07 AM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: dirtboy
Yep, i'm pretty tuff


140 posted on 02/05/2010 10:28:00 AM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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