Fwd: Thar she blows again...
Frances Morey
frances_morey@yahoo.com
Mon Feb 16 19:19:24 2004
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Uno mas tiempo...
Frances Morey <frances_morey@excite.com> wrote:To: frances_morey@yahoo.com
Subject: Thar she blows again...
From: "Frances Morey"
CC:
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:13:48 -0500 (EST)
Oops, misfired. Second try.
Frances
> >
> >The Idaho Observer 1-7-04
> >
> >Scientists Closely Monitoring Yellowstone
> >"When Yellowstone does blow, some geologists predict that every living
> >thing within six hundred miles is likely to die."
> >
> >Recent Eruptions, 200 Degree Ground Temperatures, Bulging Magma And 84
> >Degree Water Temperatures Prompt Heightened Scrutiny 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."
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<DIV>Uno mas tiempo...<BR><BR><B><I>Frances Morey <frances_morey@excite.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">To: frances_morey@yahoo.com<BR>Subject: Thar she blows again...<BR>From: "Frances Morey" <FRANCES_MOREY@EXCITE.COM><BR>CC: <BR>Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:13:48 -0500 (EST)<BR><BR><BR>Oops, misfired. Second try.<BR>Frances<BR><BR>> > <BR>> >The Idaho Observer 1-7-04 <BR>> > <BR>> >Scientists Closely Monitoring Yellowstone <BR>> >"When Yellowstone does blow, some geologists predict that every living <BR>> >thing within six hundred miles is likely to die." <BR>> > <BR>> >Recent Eruptions, 200 Degree Ground Temperatures, Bulging Magma And 84 <BR>> >Degree Water Temperatures Prompt Heightened Scrutiny Of Park's <BR>>Geothermal <BR>> >Activity <BR>> > <BR>> >BILLINGS, Mont. -- Yellowstone National Park happens to be on top of <BR>> >one of <BR>> >the largest "super volcanoes" in the world. Geologists claim
the <BR>> >Yellowstone Park area has been on a regular eruption cycle of 600,000 <BR>> >years. The last eruption was 640,000 years ago making the next one long <BR>> <BR>> >overdue. This next eruption could be 2,500 times the size of the 1980 <BR>>Mount <BR>> >St. Helens eruption. Volcanologists have been tracking the movement of <BR>> >magma under the park and have calculated that, in parts of Yellowstone, <BR>>the <BR>> >ground has risen over seventy centimeters this century. <BR>> > <BR>> >In July, 2003, Yellowstone Park rangers closed the entire Norris Geyser <BR>> >Basin because of deformation of the land and excessive high ground <BR>> >temperatures. There is an area that is 28 miles long by 7 miles wide <BR>>that <BR>> >has bulged upward over five inches since 1996, and this year the ground <BR>> <BR>> >temperature on that bulge has reached over 200 degrees (measured one <BR>>inch
<BR>> >below ground level). <BR>> > <BR>> >There was no choice but to close off the entire area. Everything in <BR>> >this <BR>> >area is dying: The trees, flowers, grass and shrubs. A dead zone is <BR>> >developing and spreading outward. The animals are literally migrating <BR>>out <BR>> >of the park. <BR>> > <BR>> >Then during the last part of July one of the Park geologists discovered <BR>> <BR>> >a <BR>> >huge bulge at the bottom of Yellowstone Lake. The bulge has already <BR>>risen <BR>> >over 100 feet from the bottom of the lake and the water temperature at <BR>>the <BR>> >surface of the bulge has reached 88 degrees and is still rising. <BR>> > <BR>> >Keep in mind that Yellowstone Lake is a high mountain lake with very <BR>> >cold <BR>> >water temperatures. The Lake is now closed to the public. It is filled <BR>>with <BR>> >dead fish floating everywhere.
The same is true of the Yellowstone <BR>>river <BR>> >and most of the other streams in the Park. Dead and dying fish are <BR>>filling <BR>> >the water everywhere. <BR>> > <BR>> >Many of the picnic areas in the Park have been closed and people <BR>> >visiting <BR>> >the Park usually stay but a few hours before leaving since the stench <BR>>of <BR>> >sulfur is so strong they literally can't stand the smell. <BR>> > <BR>> >The irony of all this is the silence by the news media and our <BR>> >government. <BR>> >Very little information is available from Yellowstone personnel or <BR>> >publications. What mainstream newsstories do appear underscore the <BR>> >likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption. Though geologists publicly <BR>>admit <BR>> >Yellowstone is "overdue," they have been quoted as stating another <BR>>massive <BR>> >magma release may not occur for 100,000 or 2 million
years. Others <BR>>close to <BR>> >the story are convinced that a massive eruption is imminent. A source <BR>>that <BR>> >has demonstrated first-hand knowledge of the park's history and recent <BR>> >geothermal events stated the following: "The American people are not <BR>>being <BR>> >told that the explosion of this 'super volcano' could happen at any <BR>>moment. <BR>> >When Yellowstone does blow, some geologists predict that every living <BR>>thing <BR>> >within six hundred miles is likely to die. The movement of magma has <BR>>been <BR>> >detected just three-tenths of a mile below the bulging surface of the <BR>> >ground in Yellowstone raising concerns that this super volcano may <BR>>erupt <BR>> >soon." <BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com<BR>The most personalized portal on the Web!</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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