Scientists closely monitoring Yellowstone. 200 degree ground temperatures reported.

Idaho Observer ^

[#3Fan]

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...

100 feet! This is major if true, methinks.

[Lazamataz]

Yellowstone super volcano eruption could truly be an extinction level event.

Is this why I always see Al Qaeda there with pickaxes and shovels?

[Triple Word Score]

I retract my former humor post. My son is doing laundry without being told. It IS the end of the world.

[Happy2BMe]

Look - in the sky - it's LAVA MAGMA!

[KarlInOhio]

I didn't notice the 2500x until I had already typed my comments. 3600x is pretty close considering the precision of my 10 mile radius was from a quick glance at a Mt. St. Helens web site. Change that to a 12 mile kill radius and you have (600/12)^2 = 2500.

[CoolGuyVic]

See my #43.

[punster]

Would the monitoring station be a lava-tory?

[Izzy Dunne]

Geologists claim the Yellowstone Park area has been on a regular eruption cycle of 600,000 years.

My BS meter is getting warm...

[Happy2BMe]

"If somehow the government did have some warning signs of something like this happening,what do you think the government would do?"

Great - just great.

One national warning system for terrorist attacks and now another one for volcano eruptions.

[Izzy Dunne]

The last eruption was 640,000 years ago making the next one long overdue.

My B.S meter is getting hot....

[Triple Word Score]

This is the park of OLD FAITHFUL. You can practically set your eon by it.

I just hope Hillary rushes in to be the first for a photo-op. Oh, the sackcloth and ashes!

[templar]

What's the inverse-square law,

Any point source that spreads out equally form the origin point obeys the physics of inverse square -- The intensity of the influence at any given radius r is the source strength divided by the area of the sphere.

This is evidenced in things like the blast damage at the OKC bombing being greater at distances farther away from the blast than directly in front of it ... OOOOOPS ... well maybe the inverse square law has some flaws or exceptions.

[Izzy Dunne]

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.

My BS meter is starting to shake...

[null and void]

*groan*

[Izzy Dunne]

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

My BS meter just exploded in flames...

[Rebelbase]

Check out the link at #30. Good graphic of the Inverse Square Law.

[diamond6]

ping

[null and void]

I only groaned because I'm feeling MAGMAnimous...

[HiTech RedNeck]

Sulfur cooks out of the geysers, so if things are getting overall hotter, that would be expected. Is Old Faithful getting a bit faster now?