anyway, this raining thing sparks something in my mind..i've been thinking about it. n i think im going to share with you out there what's been bothering me. plus, i watched a documentary about Yellowstone Supervolcano yesternight. the scientists are predicting how a supervolcano eruption might be.
have you ever received an email about a scientist who predicted that a tsunami would hit somewhere in the Indian Ocean n affect indonesia n all (turns out to be true - tsunami hit acheh, thailand, sri lanka)?? well, i did. n it is said that this particular scientist also predicted that between late december 2005 n early january 2006, something will happen in the Southern China Sea..i cant remember what..another tsunami or something, but i know it has something to do with the weather. n that it'll somehow affect singapore.
now, this information makes me alert since december..i dunno why, but i think i have to see whether the prediction is correct or wrong...Allah knows best.. im waiting for something wrong to happen, but i fear if anything drastic, dramatic, terrible will happen..Ya Allah..jauhkanlah...
of course i've noticed about the cold weather..n the floods in malaysia (hmmm..cant remember where, coz i didnt read the news, i just took note..in terengganu, n perak isit??).. n landslides in indonesia, n recently, i stumbled upon a news about contenas (correct spelling??) found on a beach in malaysia (kt terengganu agaknye). the contenas were filled with prawns n something else, sorry i cant remember.the prawns stick well in my head coz i was thinking about the abundant amount of prawns the villagers got, n the loss faced by singaporean prawn sellers..coz i read that the contenas belonged to a cargo ship sailing from..err..cant remember..to singapore.the ship was in/on the Southern China Sea when a terrible storm hit. "ribut" ah...
so, there. n im still thinking. could the worst be out there?
here are some pictures of the Yellowtone Park. enjoy!
What Is A Supervolcano?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Web site:
"The term 'supervolcano' implies an eruption of magnitude 8 on the Volcano Explosivity Index, meaning that more than 1,000 cubic kilometers (250 cubic miles) of magma (partially molten rock) are erupted. The most recent such event on Earth occurred 74,000 years ago at the Toba Caldera in Sumatra, Indonesia."
Examples of volcanoes that have produced exceedingly voluminous eruptions and formed large calderas in the past 2 million years include Yellowstone, Long Valley in eastern California, Toba in Indonesia and Taupo in New Zealand. Other supervolcanoes would likely include the large caldera volcanoes of Japan, Indonesia and South America, among others, according to USGS.
read this to know more about 'Truth, fiction and everything in between at Yellowstone'.
VOLCANO HAZARDS FACT SHEET:
Yellowstone: Restless Volcanic Giant
national geographic - Yellowstone Volcano: Is "the Beast" Building to a Violent Tantrum?
Yellowstone's Craggy Face Photograph by José Azel
Nearly 11,000 feet (3,400 meters) tall, imposing Abiathar Peak forms the southern wall of Ice Box Canyon in northeastern Yellowstone. In 1885 the mountain was named for Charles Abiathar White, a paleontologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Much of Yellowstone is a plateau ranging from 7,000 to 9,000 feet (2,000 to 3,000 meters). Its loftiest summit, Eagle Peak, rises 11,358 feet (3,461 meters) in Yellowstone's southeast corner.
Where They Still Roam Photograph by JoséAzel
Bison find warmth in the steam of Lower Geyser Basin near Fountain Paint Pot. Nearly wiped out by commercial hunters by around 1900, these symbols of the Old West were preserved by captive breeding. Today some 5,000 roam throughout the region between Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
Because some bison carry a disease called brucellosis, which could infect cattle, those that cross or approach Yellowstone's northern boundary with Montana are driven back, or hazed, by state officials—or even killed.
Did You Know?
Most people who are familiar with Yellowstone National Park have heard of Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs, and Mud Volcano. These are just some of the more than 10,000 thermal features in the park. But did you know that Yellowstone National Park sits within the Yellowstone caldera, one of the world's largest active volcanoes? The extreme size of the caldera (approximately 28 by 47 miles [45 by 76 kilometers) is why most people are not aware of it. The caldera erupted in a series of massive explosions (some 2 million, 1.3 million, and 630,000 years ago) that dwarf any volcanic eruptions in recent history. In fact, the largest of the three eruptions (2 million years ago) was at least 2,500 times larger than the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. The hot spot that was the force behind those eruptions is what powers the thermal features that make Yellowstone so well known today. And as evidence that all of this activity is still ongoing and ever changing, a portion of Yellowstone's Norris Geyser Basin was temporarily closed this summer due to increased thermal activity and high ground temperatures.
- Alice J. Dunn
A 60-to-90-foot (20-to-30-meter) jet of steam erupts every 10 to 12 hours from Castle Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin. Some 300 geysers boil and bubble throughout the park. Heavily layered with a silica-rich mineral formed from volcanically heated underground water, Castle may have been erupting for 15,000 years, one of Yellowstone's oldest geysers.
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