Yellowstone earthquake swarm raises concerns

rexburgstandarjournal ^ | December 31, 2008 | PM MST

[lonestar]

I believe the Mayan calendar picked it as the end of time.

I'm so glad I asked! LOL!

This will be very popular in the months to come

http://obamaclock.org/

[GOP Poet]

They didn't say that it was the end of time, they just said that a major change would occur on that date.

I feel better now. LOL. :-). Guess I'll have to look this one up folks. No more lazy daisy on New Years day. sigh.

[GOP Poet]

Aw. That is a welcome site I am going to keep close. :-) Thank you for the link to the Obama Countdown Clock.

[Red_Devil 232]

Can Animals Sense Earthquakes?

[autumnraine]

Oh God, this changes everything!

From December 29, 2008
“About 6,000 people were left without water for about 10 hours over the weekend and town officials were unable to immediately explain why. Milliken public works director Mike Woodruff said the town lost 750,000 to 1 million gallons of water but crews could not locate a water line break or other reason for the missing water.”

This is a little more scary than before when just comparing the previous swarms of earthquakes.

[chemicalman]

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and Bossier City Police Department (BPPD) responded to a call on Sunday, Nov. 30 that a cougar had been spotted in a residential neighborhood in Bossier City. LDWF’s efforts to immobilize the 125-pound cat with a tranquilizer dart were not immediately successful and BPPD officers shot the animal to minimize the possible threat to public safety.

The state’s third documented cougar sighting in three months was witnessed by neighbors in Bossier City, as well as law enforcement officers, state biologists and news media representatives.

[Colorado Doug]

Looks like a fair amount of movement there too. Vertical and horizontal.

For those who like to play with spreadsheets and graphs, you can download raw data from the GPS site here:

http://facility.unavco.org/data/gnss/perm_sta.php?pview=original&offset_check2=0_check&filter_station_code=checked&station_code=LKWY&scode=LKWY&scode=LKWY&scode=LKWY&group_exact=0&group_name=&regions=0&status_active=checked&status_inactive=checked&status_retired=checked&status_pending=checked&from_year=1980&from_month=1&from_day=6&to_year=2009&to_month=1&to_day=1&latitude=&longitude=&radius=&min_lat=&max_lat=&min_lon=&max_lon=&mon_style_exact=1&mon_style=&mon_styles=---Select---&rec_mod_exact=1&rec_mod=&rec_mods=---Select---&rec_firm_exact=1&rec_firm=&rec_firms=---Select---&rec_sn_exact=1&rec_sn=&rec_uid_exact=1&rec_uid=&ant_mod_exact=1&ant_mod=&ant_mods=---Select---&ant_sn_exact=1&ant_sn=&ant_uid_exact=1&ant_uid=&rad_mod_exact=1&rad_mod=&rad_mods=---Select---&rad_sn_exact=1&rad_sn=&rad_uid_exact=1&rad_uid=&map_position=above+tabular+listing&cluster=N&map_size=S&map_points=S&map_grid=0&tabular=Y&column_list=select+permanent_station.station_code+monument.lat+monument.lon+data+permanent_station.station_name+min_start+max_end+log&column_list_count=7&tabular_list=log&limit=10&offset=0&sort_col=permanent_station.station_code&sort_order=ASC&view=View+Results&action=View+Results

[Sudetenland]

I thought they were the first to...flea.

[jdub]

The state’s third documented cougar sighting in three months was witnessed by neighbors in Bossier City, as well as law enforcement officers, state biologists and news media representatives.

Did it have WY tags?

[Sudetenland]

I thought it was the year we will be able to dump “The One,” the big 0.

[jdub]

i>We just visited this marvel in June...I couldn’t help but keep thinking as we were sightseeing that it could blow at any minute. You’re right in the middle of a volcano really...

I was there this summer too, and kept thinking "dude, you're standing in the middle of a volcano that just has a cooled layer on top of it". Its not a matter of if, just when.

[Colorado Doug]

OOPS, that didn’t work so well, just cut and paste that last link. Here is a less concise graph for those that don’t want to look at the daily data and make their own.

http://www.uusatrg.utah.edu/Site_Info/scat_lkwy.gif

[Edgewood Pilot]

“Don’t worry, if this thing goes, it will cause Global Cooling for several years...”

And the Dems will still block attempts to drill our own oil just when we’ll need it most !

[Colorado Doug]

The missing water turned out to be a broken waterline.

By Kathryn Dailey
Loveland Reporter-Herald

Early Tuesday morning, town crews discovered the problem that resulted in about 6,000 Milliken residents losing their water for 10 hours Sunday.

A break was discovered in a 9-inch fire suppression line behind All American Homes, 3333 Center Drive, Mayor Janie Lichtfuss said Wednesday afternoon.

“It was a fairly good-sized hole and geyser,” she said.

The break was located in a corner of the property that could not be seen from the street, and company employees were unaware of the break because they were closed for the holidays, Lichtfuss said.

[Williams]

Thanks for the info!

[depenzz]

"Does anybody know the significance of the year 2012?"

Thats the first thing that came into my mind....December 21, 2012. From things I have read over the years, thats the magic number when we all cash in. We better keep an eye on the area around November 2012. If things look gloomy, start crowding your life into about one month. lol

[depenzz]

"I believe the Mayan calendar picked it as the end of time."

"They didn't say that it was the end of time, they just said that a major change would occur on that date."

I don't think they predicted anything, their calender just came to a sudden halt on that day, nothing after that.

[SlapHappyPappy]

There’s always at least 10 Kevin Bacon movies being written at any given moment.

[SlapHappyPappy]

That is a common misconception. In fact the Mayan calendar actually just resets at 2012. But that doesn’t sell books.

[Captain Beyond]

I forget which Scifi survival tip it is: “If you see a herd of mixed animals stampeding in the same direction join them.” or something like that. LOL