Comments on: Yellowstone is Swelling http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/ Science of the Weird Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:49:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Benjamin Napier http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-54 Benjamin Napier Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:34:13 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-54 When I look at the mountains in the west, I realize that we humans are a puny group indeed. Our earth is larger and more durable than our speices. And, our earth is a little planet in a little solar system in a little galaxy. And that is from what little we have seen of the universe. A little humility is in order. Hubris is ill-conceived on the part of homo sapiens. When I look at the mountains in the west, I realize that we humans are a puny group indeed. Our earth is larger and more durable than our speices. And, our earth is a little planet in a little solar system in a little galaxy. And that is from what little we have seen of the universe. A little humility is in order. Hubris is ill-conceived on the part of homo sapiens.

]]> By: Jay http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-51 Jay Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:15:24 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-51 And I thought Old Faithful was a big explosion! And I thought Old Faithful was a big explosion!

]]> By: jeremyshere http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-50 jeremyshere Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:17:35 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-50 Well, then I HOPE those scientists know what they're talking about. What's not clear to me (and maybe not to the scientists yet, either) is whether it's a certainty that the Yellowstone caldera will eventually explode. Or maybe calderas go extinct, like other types of volcanos are known to do. The Yellowstone caldera appears to be pretty active, though. Well, then I HOPE those scientists know what they’re talking about. What’s not clear to me (and maybe not to the scientists yet, either) is whether it’s a certainty that the Yellowstone caldera will eventually explode. Or maybe calderas go extinct, like other types of volcanos are known to do. The Yellowstone caldera appears to be pretty active, though.

]]> By: John http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-49 John Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:10:34 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-49 "Now, before you freak out and cancel your family vacation to Yellowstone, understand that the scientists are not saying that the volcano is about to erupt. Calderas can rise several feet without erupting, and there’s no indication that Yellowstone will blow its top any time soon." Might want to have a look at this chart. Note the third chart (vertical). It looks startling to me. Remember, scientists aren't always correct. http://www.uusatrg.utah.edu/Site_Info/scat_lkwy.gif “Now, before you freak out and cancel your family vacation to Yellowstone, understand that the scientists are not saying that the volcano is about to erupt. Calderas can rise several feet without erupting, and there’s no indication that Yellowstone will blow its top any time soon.”

Might want to have a look at this chart. Note the third chart (vertical). It looks startling to me. Remember, scientists aren’t always correct.

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

]]> By: christhemathguy http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-48 christhemathguy Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:07:38 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-48 It is also very sobering knowing that this planet we live on may have a whole set of variables that we haven't even begun to account for yet, let alone anticipate their effects on life. If the cladera that is Yellowstone park blows it will dramatically alter the worlds weather pattern in an instant. If you think human activity has caused serious changes in climatic conditions, remember it has taken all of our recorded history to get here(nearly 10,000 years) This thing would put out more CO2, Methane, oxides of sulfur, and ash in one hour than we have in the whole history of internal combustion engines. And an eruption could last for days, weeks or even years. It is also very sobering knowing that this planet we live on may have a whole set of variables that we haven’t even begun to account for yet, let alone anticipate their effects on life. If the cladera that is Yellowstone park blows it will dramatically alter the worlds weather pattern in an instant. If you think human activity has caused serious changes in climatic conditions, remember it has taken all of our recorded history to get here(nearly 10,000 years) This thing would put out more CO2, Methane, oxides of sulfur, and ash in one hour than we have in the whole history of internal combustion engines. And an eruption could last for days, weeks or even years.

]]> By: deborahbyrd http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-47 deborahbyrd Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:34:02 +0000 http://blogs.earthsky.org/jeremyshere/2007/11/12/yellowstone-is-swelling/#comment-47 This is one of those stories that makes us think about how different our human timescale is than Nature's timescale ... Deborah This is one of those stories that makes us think about how different our human timescale is than Nature’s timescale …

Deborah

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