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Bitteroldcoot on April 20, 2008 - 3:56pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Did Yellowstone park have similar problems a couple of years back?
I think one of their lakes shifted position.

Also check out the New Madrid earthquake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Earthquake

" As a result of the quakes, large areas sank into the earth, new lakes were formed (notably Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee), and the Mississippi River changed its course, creating numerous geographic exclaves, including Kentucky Bend, along the state boundaries defined by the river.

Some sections of the Mississippi River appeared to run backward for a short time. Sandblows were common throughout the area, and their effects can still be seen from the air in cultivated fields. Church bells were reported to ring in Boston, Massachusetts and sidewalks were reported to have been cracked and broken in Washington, D.C."

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Darwinian on April 20, 2008 - 4:35pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Did Yellowstone park have similar problems a couple of years back?
I think one of their lakes shifted position.

Yes, but it happened over an 8 year period, 1994 - 2002.
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2006AM/finalprogram/abstract_113148.htm
One end of Yellowstone Lake was uplifted while trees were drowned at the other end. There is only one main lake at Yellowstone, simply called Yellowstone Lake, though there are several much smaller lakes.

The magma chamber is shifting, or even perhaps growing, causing parts of the park to bulge. If she ever blows then it is curtains for at least half of the USA and will push the world into a catastrophic winter that may last for several years. Good stuff here about the volcano including a short video:
http://www.solcomhouse.com/yellowstone.htm

Scientists have revealed that Yellowstone Park has been on a regular eruption cycle of 600,000 years. The last eruption was 640,000 years ago…so the next is overdue. The next eruption could be 2,500 times the size of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.

Hey, an eruption is 40,000 years overdue!

Ron Patterson

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