wet1
05-13-02, 02:20 PM
Here's one that I made mention of some time back. I ran into this as it was brought up in an article that the area was seeing a slight growth of about 1 inch a year at the time. In ancient times this was an active area. That it is possible that the effect could be felt as far east as Texas.
http://www.space.com/images/yellowtone_volcano_0108_02,0.jpg
A 4-inch bulge spotted by satellite along with other data indicate that an ancient, dormant volcano in Oregon's Cascade Range may be awakening after thousands of sleepy years, according to research that will be presented Wednesday at a meeting of the Geological Society of America. Though no signs point to an imminent eruption of the South Sister volcano, near Bend, geoscientists are watching the mountain more closely. The swelling of the ground proceeds at about 1 inch per year, and researchers have measured the chemistry of the surrounding air and nearby springs, finding small amounts of gas from molten rock. Lava may be welling up from below, based on new satellite-based computer models that will be presented at the meeting
*supervolcano* (http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/volcano_monitor_010807-1.html)
http://www.space.com/images/yellowtone_volcano_0108_02,0.jpg
A 4-inch bulge spotted by satellite along with other data indicate that an ancient, dormant volcano in Oregon's Cascade Range may be awakening after thousands of sleepy years, according to research that will be presented Wednesday at a meeting of the Geological Society of America. Though no signs point to an imminent eruption of the South Sister volcano, near Bend, geoscientists are watching the mountain more closely. The swelling of the ground proceeds at about 1 inch per year, and researchers have measured the chemistry of the surrounding air and nearby springs, finding small amounts of gas from molten rock. Lava may be welling up from below, based on new satellite-based computer models that will be presented at the meeting
*supervolcano* (http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/volcano_monitor_010807-1.html)