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Topic started on 9-11-2007 @ 07:57 AM by traderonwallst

Magma pushing up ground in Yellowstone


www.cnn.com
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Yellowstone National Park, once the site of a giant volcano, has begun swelling up, possibly because molten rock is accumulating beneath the surface, scientists report.


Yellowstone's Great Fountain Basin spews in file photograph provided by the National Parks Service.

But, "there is no evidence of an imminent volcanic eruption," said Robert B. Smith, a professor of geophysics at the University of Utah.

Many giant volcanic craters around the world go up and down over decades without erupting, he said.

Smith and colleagues report in Friday's issue of the journal Science that the flow of the ancient Yellowstone crater has been moving upward almost 3 inches per year for the past three years.

That is more than three times faster than ever observed since such measurements began in 1923, the researchers said.

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reply posted on 9-11-2007 @ 08:45 AM by SimiusDei
reply to post by Sator



Indeed, nice eye Sator.

When Yellowstone DOES go, it's gonna be UGLY.

Jasn


reply posted on 9-11-2007 @ 06:30 PM by Solarskye
This video shows what would happen if yellowstone errupts. Very scrary thought and I'm right in the line of fire. ( Tennessee )

Countdown To Doomsday

Edit just to say I have an Idea

Dig a canal from the ocean all the way to yellowstone and let the water cool it off. It's a long shot I know.

[edit on 11/9/2007 by Solarskye]


reply posted on 9-11-2007 @ 06:37 PM by Sky watcher
reply to post by theRiverGoddess



Yes that would only cause the thing to blow, You can not stop mother nature in all her furry. If this thing blows half of the country would be ruined and millions would die. It would affect all the world in a very bad way. 3 inches per year sounds very bad.


reply posted on 9-11-2007 @ 06:54 PM by Sky watcher
reply to post by esecallum



If you can hold back a 100 megaton blast go ahead buddy be our guest. Krakatau was heard around the world, This baby would make most people in the U.S. deaf if it all blew at once.
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