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

[Triple Word Score]

Maybe foreign service is a better option now....

[HiTech RedNeck]

Is there some way the pressure could be let off more gradually, such as digging into the magma?

[CoolGuyVic]

This - "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."

doesn't jive with what it says at Frequently asked questions about recent findings at Yellowstone Lake

"Has the "inflated plain" been growing? At present, there is no evidence of recent growth of any features beneath the lake, and there is no indication that residents or visitors are in any danger. Temperature measurements from hydrothermal vents taken this year indicate no change in temperatures compared to those taken last year. The feature may have been there for decades or much longer. "

[sweetliberty]

They did....in January of 1993.

[Right_Handed_Writer]

I was just down in Florida planting Mangrove trees. My part in helping out Jimmy Carter and his "Habitats for Huge Manatees"

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

She's gonna BLOW!!

Wait 'till Drudge hears about this. It will make Mt. St. Helen look like a Lewinski.

[Kevin Curry]

Another site relates that there have been more than a dozen smaller eruptions in the past 600,000 years--smaller, but still very powerful.

[Happy2BMe]

"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)."

Holy LAVA FLOWS BATMAN!

If you check the Park Service's map - Lo and Behold - the Norris Geyser basin is COMPLETELY removed from any photos or info - it has in fact been closed!

Wil she blow "easterly" or "westerly?"

Sure gonna have an impcat on California strawberries.

Yellowstone map site

"During the month of November 2003, 56 earthquakes were located in the Yellowstone region. The largest shock to occur during this report period was a magnitude 2.2 earthquake on November 20th at 14:26 UTC, located about 8.3 miles south southwest of Madison Junction, Wyoming.

Earthquake activity in the Yellowstone region is at background levels."

[Happy2BMe]

"And the islamofascist would see it as a sign from allah..."

Can you say

BAM!

[John H K]

I spent quite a bit of time arguing with similar kooks and nitwits to the writer of the article about the Long Valley Caldera on USENET in the late 1990s....they were convinced the "government was covering up" the fact that Long Valley was about to explode, etc. etc.

It obviously hasn't. And seismicity and ground deformation at Long Valley has really slacked off.

[PAR35]

the explosion of this 'super volcano' could happen at any moment.

This line alone makes me question the entire story. A massive eruption would likely be preceeded by waring signs, including some powerful earthquakes. Sounds like someone may be trying to market leftover Y2k supplies.

[octobersky]

Women and minorities will be hardest hit.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Well Boo Boo, time to move to Florida!

[Porterville]

I don't know, I arrived in my driveway when the guest on Art Bell was talking about the range of explosions... we all feed from the same font...

[KarlInOhio]

I think others explained it pretty well, but a volcano related example is that Mt. St. Helens killed everything within 10 miles (that's exagerated because the 10 mile range was directional instead of circling the crater). A blast which kills everything in 600 miles would have to be 3600 times as powerful as Mt. St. Helens (60 x 60). That's an Art Bell style disaster.

[Happy2BMe]

"Immediately before the eruption, there would be large earthquakes in the Yellowstone region."

Check post #48.

(I'm selling my timeshare outside Yellowstone first thing next week.)

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Oh, please! What a crock of used food. This guy never heard of the inverse-square law.

What's the inverse-square law, if you don't mind me asking?

[mywholebodyisaweapon]

Oh. Stupid me. I thought that a volcanic eruption could NOT cause "nuclear winter," but that only a NUCLEAR event could. Thanks for the information! ;)

[HiTech RedNeck]

and this year the ground temperature on that bulge has reached over 200 degrees (measured one inch below ground level)."

What did it use to be? How fast is it getting hotter? Once it gets hot enough to melt the ground... blooierama.

[nightdriver]

What with that magma being underneath Yellowstone Lake, we have the potential for some horrific steam explosion.

Mt. St. Hellens (50 miles NNE of my house) blew by the hot magma flashing the subterranean water in the mountain into steam. Yellowstone has the potential for an explosion many times the size of St Hellens.