It Is Time To Cast a Worried Eye Towards Yellowstone?
YOWUSA.COM, 22-Aug-2003
Larry Park and Marshall Masters
Yesterday
afternoon, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake occurred just 9 miles southeast
of the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. According to the
USGS, “It is unlikely that there is a connection or triggering mechanism
of the earth-quake with the increased hydrothermal activity at Norris
Geyser Basin, which is about 35 miles from the epicenter or with hydrothermal
features in Yellowstone Lake that have received recent publicity.” However,
given the shallow depth of this quake, the volcanism model developed
by Larry Park has suddenly lurched us a huge step towards a worst-case
eruption event.
One
June 11, 2003 we published Larry Park’s first volcan-ism article, Volcanoes
In California, Idaho, and Pacific Northwest Building Towards Catastrophic
Eruptions, in which we said. “As you read this, know that massive forces
tens of miles beneath your feet are building towards what could be another
catastrophic series of volcanic eruptions if present trends in the monitoring
data remain.” When we published that article, I was hoping for abate-ment
in this trend as natural processes would kick in and nip this ominous
trend in the bud. This was not to be, and Larry's urgent call last Sunday
dashed these hopes. Not only is the trend continuing, but it also has
escalated to an entirely new and disturbing level. Larry’s equipment
is now detecting a new, more alarming phenomenon – harmonic resonance.
What does this mean?
Yesterday
afternoon, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake occurred just 9 miles southeast
of the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. According to the
USGS, “It is unlikely that there is a connection or triggering mechanism
of the earth-quake with the increased hydrothermal activity at Norris
Geyser Basin, which is about 35 miles from the epicenter or with hydrothermal
features in Yellowstone Lake that have received recent publicity.” However,
given the shallow depth of this quake, the volcanism model developed
by Larry Park has suddenly lurched us a huge step towards a worst-case
eruption event.
One
June 11, 2003 we published Larry Park’s first volcan-ism article, Volcanoes
In California, Idaho, and Pacific Northwest Building Towards Catastrophic
Eruptions, in which we said. “As you read this, know that massive forces
tens of miles beneath your feet are building towards what could be another
catastrophic series of volcanic eruptions if present trends in the monitoring
data remain.” When we published that article, I was hoping for abate-ment
in this trend as natural processes would kick in and nip this ominous
trend in the bud. This was not to be, and Larry's urgent call last Sunday
dashed these hopes. Not only is the trend continuing, but it also has
escalated to an entirely new and disturbing level. Larry’s equipment
is now detecting a new, more alarming phenomenon – harmonic resonance.
What does this mean?