From the Idaho Observer:
Scientists closely monitoring Yellowstone
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.”
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This report was taken from a series of articles, emails and
official information
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