humans to bring about the end of the world....?
we are a but a virus with shoes
2010 really is quickly becoming the year of the earthquake
The rest of the photos can be found here
www3.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture?arc404=true
I wonder how the KRuddster would calculate Eyjafjallajokull's carbon credits under his wonderful carbon trading scheme.
Choco,
FYI
Geologists are closely monitoring the rise and fall of the Yellowstone Plateau, which measures on average 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) yearly, as an indication of changes in magma chamber pressure.[18][19]
The upward movement of the Yellowstone caldera floor—almost 3 inches (7.6 cm) each year between 2004 and 2008—was more than three times greater than ever observed since such measurements began in 1923.[20] From mid-Summer 2004 through mid-Summer 2008, the land surface within the caldera moved upwards, as much as 8 inches (20 cm) at the White Lake GPS station.[21] By the end of 2009, the uplift had slowed significantly and appeared to have stopped.[22] In January 2010, the USGS stated "that uplift of the Yellowstone Caldera has slowed significantly" [23] and uplift continues but at a slower pace.
I am still in awe of those photos everytime I open up this post. Absolutely spectacular - thanks Doc.
i've never been quite the same since i read bill bryson's 'short history of nearly everything' - the asteroid and volcano chapters made me quite unsettled for months....