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Oregon Is Growing A Mystery Bulge

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the state-on-a-hot-tin-lake dept.

nedwolf writes "LiveScience is reporting that a 100 square mile bulge has been rising in Oregon. First observed from a satellite using a relatively new technology called 'radar interferometry', some believe this to be the formation of a new volcano. I think it's just happy to see me."

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  1. Re:A bulge? by Nerdfest · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Really? I was sure it was D.C.

  2. Same fault line by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Major earthquake exercise under way in Russian Far East

    According to research conducted by the International Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, there is at least a 30% probability of an earthquake with a 7.2-magnitude or higher in the area of Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands before mid-December.
    The ministry's regional forces have been on alert since early August.

    In looking at the map on the IRIS Seismic Monitor web site, it appears that the Kamchatka peninsula and the volcanic activity in Oregon may have something in common: both regions lie along the same fault line. The Indonesian tsunami, quakes near Taiwan and Japan, and recent earthquakes in Alaska and California all seem to lie along the same fault line.

  3. Re:This would be a shield volcano by Martin+Blank · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wonder how possible it will be to get geothermal energy from this if that is the case.

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  4. Re:As an Oregon resident... by El+Cabri · · Score: 2, Insightful
    This pisses me off. Why the HELL are you going to rely on someone else to evacuate you?

    Because I don't personnaly own an helicopter and the skills to fly it over streams of hot lava ?

  5. Re:Really? by th3space · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not to fan the flames or anything - though I do realize that I am - but your retort was about as witty and original as the GPs Microsoft dig...

    See, it's like dealing with crying baby...if you *always* respond to them, they learn that they can get whatever they want by crying. However, if you ignore them, there is a good chance that they'll either stop or find another way to entertain themselves.

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  6. Re:Baby Sister? by fbjon · · Score: 4, Insightful
    We obviously don't need that kind of perspective here. I mean, just take a look at that box on TFA page with some images: "The Fury of Volcanoes".

    That's media perspective for you.

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  7. Send FEMA to solve it by denjin · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They can fix any natural disaster and have tons of foresight.