Evacuation Warning! - Yellowstone National Park (Non Official)

Scientist have discovered that the ground in Yellowstone if 74cm higher than in was in 1923 - indicating a massive swelling underneath the park. The reservoir is filling with magma at an alarming rate. The volcano erupts with a near-clockwork cycle of every 600,000 years. The last eruption was more than 640,000 years ago - we are overdue for annihilation.

Immediately before the eruption, there would be large earthquakes in the Yellowstone region. The ground would swell further with most of Yellowstone being uplifted. One earthquake would finally break the layer of rock that holds the magma in - and all the pressure the Earth can build up in 640,000 years would be unleashed in a cataclysmic event. Magma would be flung 50 kilometres into the atmosphere. Within a thousand kilometres virtually all life would be killed by falling ash, lava flows and the sheer explosive force of the eruption. Volcanic ash would coat places as far away as Iowa and the Gulf of Mexico. One thousand cubic kilometres of lava would pour out of the volcano, enough to coat the whole of the USA with a layer 5 inches thick. The explosion would have a force 2,500 times that of Mount St. Helens. It would be the loudest noise heard by man for 75,000 years, the time of the last super volcano eruption. Within minutes of the eruption tens of thousands would be dead.

The long-term effects would be even more devastating. The thousands of cubic kilometres of ash that would shoot into the atmosphere could block out light from the sun, making global temperatures plummet. This is called a nuclear winter. As during the Sumatra eruption a large percentage of the world's plant life would be killed by the ash and drop in temperature. Also, virtually the entire of the grain harvest of the Great Plains would disappear in hours, as it would be coated in ash. Similar effects around the world would cause massive food shortages. If the temperatures plummet by the 21 degrees they did after the Sumatra eruption the Yellowstone super volcano eruption could truly be an extinction level event.

Such a giant eruption would have regional effects such as falling ash and short-term (years to decades) changes to global climate. The surrounding states of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming would be affected, as well as other places in the United States and the world. Such eruptions usually form calderas, broad volcanic depressions created as the ground surface collapses as a result of withdrawal of partially molten rock (magma) below. Fortunately, the chances of this sort of eruption at Yellowstone are exceedingly small in the next few thousands of years.

The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO), a partnership between the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Yellowstone National Park, and the University of Utah, closely monitors volcanic activity at Yellowstone. The YVO website (volcanoes.usgs.gov...) features real-time data for earthquakes, ground deformation, streamflow, and selected stream temperatures. In addition, YVO scientists collaborate with scientists from around the world to study the Yellowstone volcano.

reply to post by Realtruth


Hmm if you watch this site everything is normal and this site is the main measurement site for yellowstone i think..

volcanoes.usgs.gov...

Originally posted by MadDogtheHunter
Ah, I see how this works now. Someone comes in with a different view than the thread intended, and they get flamed for expressing an honest opinion? Is THAT how ATS works? Really? Is that what you're saying? Sure sounds like it. Carry on, as you were.

What do you care? You wanted to shut the whole thread down back on page 4. If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!

Carry on, as you were

[edit on 2-1-2009 by whaaa]

reply to post by Siren


I had ventured a thought on this earlier...

I wonder if things such as this are possibly an effect of the current solar minimum??? Right now we would expect to see less activity of solar storms, but for some reason, and the scientists are stumped, there is NO solar flare activity...

What affect does this have on the Earth's core, if any?
Could they be related?

Off topic, I know, well kinda', but this may be a related effect.

Originally posted by MadDogtheHunter
Ah, I see how this works now. Someone comes in with a different view than the thread intended, and they get flamed for expressing an honest opinion? Is THAT how ATS works? Really? Is that what you're saying? Sure sounds like it. Carry on, as you were.

[edit on 1/2/2009 by MadDogtheHunter]

Dude, no disrespect, we all like your spirit and that's what ATS is about! You can't worry that a thread is going to freak out your Aunt Tillie! ATS is about getting "above top secret" information to its members and we each act as reporters, scavengers, vultures, gossips and hedonist of information that is not part of the MSM.

You just got slapped down, not for your opinion, but for worring about what others might think of the thread! We are not here to censor each other and if you post something, you better defended it!

Right - Realtruth!

[edit on 1/2/09 by mel1962]

Originally posted by Jay-in-AR
reply to post by Siren

 

I had ventured a thought on this earlier...

I wonder if things such as this are possibly an effect of the current solar minimum??? Right now we would expect to see less activity of solar storms, but for some reason, and the scientists are stumped, there is NO solar flare activity...

What affect does this have on the Earth's core, if any?
Could they be related?

Off topic, I know, well kinda', but this may be a related effect.

Well, they are both magnetically related! Thanks for freaking me out even more, now I have to go to the store for more supplies!

reply to post by mel1962


not according to this site

volcanoes.usgs.gov...

reply to post by Boogley


I know this is off topic but GOD I LOVE YOUR SIG!
And to keep it on topic somewhat, We will see what happens as in time we always do. Time will tell is my most used saying as things come and go and hoaxes are revealed along with things that were thought to be so ridiculously crazy but ended up being true. Still, I'd rather be safe than sorry and ultimately will hopefully survive any coming calamities because I am willing to question my paradigms and accept the fact that everything I think I know could be wrong. Don't follow the sheep....

Hehe, got things stirred up anyway

I apologize if this has been asked or answered already. There's just so many threads on the Yellowstone topic, I don't know where to look exactly.

My question is: Is there an estimated time or date for this to blow if it does? Not just necessarily issued from this geologist but just in general? Has anyone provided any estimated times/dates for eruption?

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Well it sure is reassuring to know the government has the Volcano controlled!


Just like they pre-warned and prevented Katrina, the Tsunami, 9/11, etc.

Originally posted by whaaa
What do you care? You wanted to shut the whole thread down back on page 4. If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!

Carry on, as you were

You do realize the big dogs are usually the dumbest?

If this eruption happens, it happens, and if it doesn't, it doesn't. The overreaction in this thread is far too similar to the previous two threads (Blossom Goodchild and webbot earthquake prediction) for me to take it seriously.

reply to post by AshleyD


No, there is no estimated time or date. It's supposed to happen whenever, which is why this topic is so broad.

[edit on 1/2/2009 by SonicInfinity]

reply to post by mel1962


Yes well according to the data on this site everything is normal. They say that this eruption is normal and it comes from time to time.. Sure if there were a major event we wouldnt be informed becuse there would be major panic and destruction lol.

by the way watch the link if not seen!

volcanoes.usgs.gov...

reply to post by ll__raine__ll

Yes, you are right! Did you see the pics, there are geysers in Yellowstone. It's must be very close to blowing by now since that hot steam has been coming up without fail for how many years now??

Originally posted by chriskilla
reply to post by mel1962

 

Yes well according to the data on this site everything is normal. They say that this eruption is normal and it comes from time to time.. Sure if there were a major event we wouldnt be informed becuse there would be major panic and destruction lol.

Hence, the reason for ATS!

reply to post by SonicInfinity


Great, thanks for the response.

reply to post by SonicInfinity



No, it's not like Blossom at all as their is real magma moving and real earth quakes. This isn't fantasy. This has a basis in fact.


Big dogs stupid? Tell that to my Airdale.


[edit on 2-1-2009 by whaaa]

reply to post by AshleyD


I think that is the point of this entire discussion.
In reality, even considering the ramp up in seismic activity (including a marked upheaval in the cauldron itself over the last three years) this thing could pop either RIGHT NOW, or still 5 / 10 / 100 / 1,000,000 years down the line.
However, if it is alarming to a geologist working in the area, it should be alarming to anyone potentially in the path of the potential damage.

I don't think you are going to get any estimates until there is a "iminent threat"... And then the timeline is going to very from 24 hours through an entire week.

PS: And that actually brings the discussion back full circle. Think in respect to the Government's duty here. If they come out right now and sound the warning, they are going to give a timeline similar to the one I suggested above...
Well, what if everyone leaves there homes and nothing happens for say... A month?!

Well, people will just move back. But the thing could just blow then. And they all die anyhow.

Point is, the Government won't say anything until they are sure it is about to happen. They have to be NEAR 100% positive.


[edit on 2-1-2009 by Jay-in-AR]

Originally posted by chriskilla
Hmm if you watch this site everything is normal and this site is the main measurement site for yellowstone i think..

volcanoes.usgs.gov...

That might be true for Yellowstone, however, there is something that I found interesting.


I don't know if anyone has posted this or not, so sorry if this is a repost.

On one of the sites that was posted this is a map that has where each volcano is located in the world. On the spots I pointed to where the volcano's are, boxes pop up saying some of the volcano's were erupting. Then there are some volcano's that are on alert orange and there is one on alert red.