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jd writes "Really big. By using electrical conductivity tests rather than seismic waves, geologists have remapped the Yellowstone caldera. Whilst seismic waves indicate differences in the reflectivity of different materials, it doesn't show everything and contrast isn't always great. By looking at the electrical conductivity instead, different characteristics of molten and semi-molten rock can be measured and observed. The result — the caldera is far larger than had previously been suspected. This doesn't alter the chances of an eruption, and it's not even clear it would change the scale (prior eruptions are very easy to study, as they're on the surface) but it certainly changes the dynamics and our understanding of this fierce supervolcano."
Airplane! quotes are always suitable
On par with Toba.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
Yellowstone is terrorizing all of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana!
They probably don't have an office much closer than Boise, so they're not right on top, but they've always been a bit over the edge.
Bill Stewart
New Fast-Compression-only CPR http://preview.tinyurl.com/dy575ks
Bury it in water, it seems like it's the popular method of solving problems these days.
Lightly dead
Somewhat dead
Fairly dead
Dead
More than a bit dead
Very dead
Seriously dead
Extremely dead
Betamax dead
Does any one else find it kind of cute how they label the axes in miles, in increments of 50km?
Silly United States, miles are for kids!
...that the Earth has been sent from the past to kill us.
See above
From TFS:
Whilst? Really? Maybe throw in a saith for emphasis next time, and you will shew me how e-reet your language skills are?
Seriously, the word "While" would have been a much better choice.
Lets tap it for geo-thermal. The issue with a previous attempt is that they simply pulled the steam from it. Instead, it should be a recycling generator in which it re-injects the water back into the ground.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
When I first read the title I thought slashdot was invaded by a justin beiber article.
Alert! When you change the definition of "size" so that size is measured differently that before, the size of things changes! More on this in a future broadcast.
The caldera is not any bigger, just the arear of hot rock or melt under the area. The caldera (collapse feature) is still exactly the same size
... as this clearly seems like an even bigger example of "geohot".
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
Me thynketh it acordaunt to resoun
2,000,000
1,300,000
640,000
X
What is your best guess at X? ..... yielding three huge caldera eruptions about 2 million, 1.3 million and 642,000 years ago.
X is about when we expect the next one.
It is just a matter of time before Godzilla comes to the United States. I for one think we should pull our troops back from the middle east, and keep the in reserve for the inevitable unholy onslaught. While they are there the can enforce the border. In the mean time any scientists that are not working on the Godzilla project should be focused on the problem of getting off of the planet. Humanity might escape the menace of Godzilla this time, but what about the time after that, and the time after that. Only foolish doomed race stupidly stands by, while it's major cities and attacked and destroyed by Godzilla. We need a giant space ship, and we need it now.
Let's find a new planet that isn't already inhabited by demon spawn atomic lizards. Let's find one that is only inhabited fluffy bunnies.
Thailand, Hatti, Japan, we are next.
By like what, four inches? I mean, if it answered one of those grow-your-penis adverts and it worked like they say it should...
It's not small, no no
-- the opinions stated above aren't those of my employer. in fact, they're probably not even my own. you know what, ju
Whence the vitriol? Whither your goal? Nitpicking natter is worth but a lump of coal.
No, no sig. Really.
ThePromenader
Nah, too easy.
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The one in the summary is fine, but the original (better) article is here:
http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r=032411-5
It talks more in depth about how they actually did the imaging. It's actually quite interesting.
You should turn signatures off.
me-thinkerish perfectous cromulatory expressionator
blog.sam.liddicott.com
as much (relatively) free energy as you want
It's a quote written in 1387 from the prologue to Canterbury Tales and just about everybody here will be able to understand all six words (I used to be an engineer not a literary type). It just shows how much the above poster is whining about something not fitting in a 600 word doubleplusgood dictionary.
You're out of line. Whilst is not nearly as archaic as your other examples and is still often found used for artistic or stylistic purposes, especially in formal contexts.
I want my Cowboyneal
2Million->1.3Mill->642,000 years ago. Let's following the series!
2M->1.3M = 700,000
1.3M->642,000=658,000
642,000->??
Interval of ~670,000 years +/- 21,000.
Next eruption: 642,000 - 670,000 = 28000 +/- 21000 = essentially any time, ouch.
I have a serious (and perhaps stupid) question related to the topic. Given the interest in alternative energy, the size of the Yellowstone caldera, and its proximity to the surface, is it a completely silly idea to exploit it as an energy source? Are there already geothermal power plants in the Yellowstone area?
Proverbs 21:19
What you are talking about is EGS. It is about drilling DEEP and then injecting below the bedrock. Minor tremors would be expected, but nothing major. As confused one speaks about, you want a closed loop in shallow well. THat is not a big deal. The reason why the only small one was shot down, is that they were not injecting back. As such, they were depleting the water out of the system. That would destroy geysers all over. And few want to see old faithful gone.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
He was only prevented from messing with the PlayStation series of consoles, not volcanic features of national parks.
The joke: >>---------------->
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You:
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
um, no.
Straight man ----> .....
people who take a second to get that the straight man is also making a joke .....
people like you who point out that the straight man's joke missed the joke .....
humor for pond scum
Y R U so stupid?
It sure is a Good Thing Yellowstone was designated a park instead of us erecting heavy highrises all over it, and then it exploding. Hmm, a good place to build future nuclear reactors. Maybe do us a favor and explode about the time they decide to waste humanity. haha We have ourself a PLAN.
Or, did you not do that to apk here, first: http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2080454&cid=35795872 Skidborg? You're caught red-handed with your own off topic trolling stupidity as the proof no less, right there in that url above, Skidborg. Seems the big troller skidborg can't take what he dishes out and cries like the trolling wuss he really is.
Or, did you not do that to apk, here, 1st: http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2080454&cid=35795872 Skidborg? You're caught red-handed with your own off topic trolling stupidity as the proof no less, right there in that url above, Skidborg. Seems the big troller skidborg can't take what he dishes out and cries like the trolling wuss he really is when its directed back at he in a re-trolling.
Or, did you not do that to apk, here, 1st: http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2080454&cid=35795872 Skidborg? You're caught red-handed with your own off topic trolling stupidity as the proof no less, right there in that url above, Skidborg. Seems the big troller skidborg can't take what he dishes out and cries like the trolling wuss he really is when its directed back at he in a re-trolling.