Yes, the Yellowstone volcano is another ticking time bomb.  They discovered it, because a geologist found a deep layer of ash in Nebraska - looong way away from any volcanoes.  Some sleuthing showed that it was produced aboutn 600,000 years ago. 

More sleuthing showed that this particular volcano goes off about every 600,000 years.  Ulp.  

You know the Yellowstone valley?  Well there used to be a mountain there.  

In the last 100 years, the floor of the Yellowstone valley has risen 3 feet.  Usually this is a sign of imminent volcanic activity.  

P.S. Don't buy any ling term real estate in Yellowstone.  Nor New Madrid either. 

-- Lawrence Lile, P.E.
Electrical and Electronic Solutions
Project Solutions Companies
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave VanHorn [mailto:dvanhorn@dvanhorn.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 8:36 AM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [OT] Big Explosion in N Korea
> 
> At 08:29 AM 9/14/2004, Mike Hord wrote:
> 
> >It occurs to me that during another New Madrid quake would be the one
> time
> >I'd be glad I'm living in a mobile home- nothing worth mentioning to
> collapse on
> >me!
> >
> >Of course, in Iowa, a tornado is MUCH more likely...
> >
> >Has anyone heard about the "super volcano" forming in IIRC Yellowstone?
> >Many kilometers long and the surface of the park on top of it is rapidly
> >forming a depression.  The estimate is that last time it blew, almost the
> >entire continent of North America was covered in six inches of ash.
> 
> For that matter, the big island of hawaii is splitting, and at some point,
> half of it will fall away. This should cause a tidal wave that would
> likely scrub all life off the remaining islands.  There's plenty of
> evidence that this has happened in the past.  The rift valley is getting
> wider....
> 
> 
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