Scientists closely monitoring Yellowstone. 200 degree ground temperatures reported.

Idaho Observer ^

[Happy2BMe]

Scientists Closely
Monitoring Yellowstone
ProLiberty.com
12-23-3

 

Recent eruptions, 200 degree ground temperatures, bulging magma and 84 degree water temperatures prompt heightened srutiny of park's geothermal activity...

 

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Yellowstone National Park happens to be on top of one of the largest "super volcanoes" in the world. Geologists claim the Yellowstone Park area has been on a regular eruption cycle of 600,000 years. The last eruption was 640,000 years ago making the next one long overdue. This next eruption could be 2,500 times the size of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. Volcanologists have been tracking the movement of magma under the park and have calculated that, in parts of Yellowstone, the ground has risen over seventy centimeters this century.

 

In July, 2003, Yellowstone Park rangers closed the entire Norris Geyser Basin because of deformation of the land and excessive high ground temperatures. There is an area that is 28 miles long by 7 miles wide that has bulged upward over five inches since 1996, and this year the ground temperature on that bulge has reached over 200 degrees (measured one inch below ground level).

 

There was no choice but to close off the entire area. Everything in this area is dying: The trees, flowers, grass and shrubs. A dead zone is developing and spreading outward. The animals are literally migrating out of the park.

 

Then during the last part of July one of the Park geologists discovered a huge bulge at the bottom of Yellowstone Lake. The bulge has already risen over 100 feet from the bottom of the lake and the water temperature at the surface of the bulge has reached 88 degrees and is still rising.

 

Keep in mind that Yellowstone Lake is a high mountain lake with very cold water temperatures. The Lake is now closed to the public. It is filled with dead fish floating everywhere. The same is true of the Yellowstone river and most of the other streams in the Park. Dead and dying fish are filling the water everywhere.

 

Many of the picnic areas in the Park have been closed and people visiting the Park usually stay but a few hours before leaving since the stench of sulfur is so strong they literally can't stand the smell.

 

The irony of all this is the silence by the news media and our government. Very little information is available from Yellowstone personnel or publications. What mainstream newsstories do appear underscore the likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption. Though geologists publicly admit Yellowstone is "overdue," they have been quoted as stating another massive magma release may not occur for 100,000 or 2 million years. Others close to the story are convinced that a massive eruption is imminent. A source that has demonstrated first-hand knowledge of the park's history and recent geothermal events stated the following: "The American people are not being told that the explosion of this 'super volcano' could happen at any moment. When Yellowstone does blow, some geologists predict that every living thing within six hundred miles is likely to die. The movement of magma has been detected just three-tenths of a mile below the bulging surface of the ground in Yellowstone raising concerns that this super volcano may erupt soon."

 

 

This report was taken from a series of articles, emails and official information

http://www.proliberty.com/observer/20031219.htm

[Happy2BMe]

Wow - thank you so much.

Looks pretty warm to me. But the article said and area 7 miles wide and 20 miles long (around the Norris geyser) had been put off limits to the public due to the ground temp being 200'F.

Sounds too incredible.

[aruanan]

And Pinatubo was a pip-squeak among major volcanic eruptions.

[blam]

"The video they got of the eruption was awesome.

Yup, I saw that one, very good.

[Elliott Jackalope]

"In the year 2525, if man is still alive...."

Oh, wait, that would be, hmm, let's see...

"In the year 20,002,525, if man is still alive...."

Good ol' Zager and Evans, creators of one of the most overwrought songs EVER!

[aruanan]

You mean Santorini in 1628BC? That's the one I believe provided the fireworks for the biblical Exodus.

That's the one. Again, thanks for pointing me to From Exodus to Arthur by Baille (sp?).

[Calamari]

You need to switch to the new digital meter with the input attenuator and the variable gain probe to prevent overload and thereby preventing the flaming explosion.

[rwfromkansas]

I am a bit tired of "anonymous sources" acting like there is some sort of coverup.

Granted....something as big as this might warrant one to avert panic, but I don't buy some anonymous allegation. Actually say your name please.

I would bet this will not erupt soon, at least not for another 100 years. It is probably prepping for an eruption, but an eruption of this magnitude has to build up for a long long time. I don't feel threatened by it.

If it explodes, I will just die and go to see Jesus a little bit faster.

Sounds good to me.

[melsec]

Oh, the Hugh Manatee!

Thanks man I needed a real belly laugh!

God Bless,

Mel

[rwfromkansas]

Actually, it is pretty likely that most people in that area would die. This is a huge volcano, and its history confirms such a potential. That said, it probably won't be erupting for a long time.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Thera = Santorini

[GregoryFul]

Actually the last time it blew, 10 feet of ash covered the ground as far as 600 miles away.

[drlevy88]

If digging down to the magma is ever an option, using a nuke would be asking for big trouble, because guess what would spew first.

[Swiss]

I wonder if a major quake at Yellowstone or eruption would put enough stress on the New Madrid Fault to trigger the big quake?

Now for Doomsday purposes if it also triggers the reactivation of the Volcano near Seattle that is also a ticking timebomb and the dust and such trigger weather changes that cause a killer hurricane that hits New Orleans just right so that downtown is under ten feet of water then I think Tom Dashile would be mighty concerned.

[blam]

" thanks for pointing me to From Exodus to Arthur by Baille (sp?)."

Professor Mike Baillie

[Elliott Jackalope]

A nominee for "The most appropriate poster name on a thread". And the winner is....

Blam! For posting on the thread concerning the impending eruption of the Yellowstone caldera! Step on up and get your prize!

[#3Fan]

During the Mt. St. Helens eruption, about 1/4 th inch of volcanic ash covered everything in Rapid City, South Dakota.

That's quite a ways.

[WackyKat]

I am a bit tired of "anonymous sources" acting like there is some sort of coverup.

There is a coverup!

[Iris7]

I don't watch TV if possible. Don't have the foggiest what sort of stuff they feed the "public".

[rwfromkansas]

Nebraska.

I remember there being a Nova or something about it.

[Paul C. Jesup]

I don't watch TV if possible. Don't have the foggiest what sort of stuff they feed the "public".

I am talking about the original British Documentry on super-volcanos.

I saw a repeat of it on the Discovery Channel and I remember very vividly that they stated only around two meters of ash fell on the eastern side of Ohio in the last eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera.