Yogi Possibly Inhabits Dangerous Spot by Natalia Holvova

Bad news for Yogi and his cartoon friends - the Yellowstone caldera, a supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park, is not sleeping, as reported by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO). There is indeed an activity underneath the ground important not to ignore. The scientist at YVO found that "….parts of the Yellowstone Caldera rose as much as 7 cm (~3") per year from 2004 to 2006". (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/). According to University of Utah geology professor Robert Smith, the situation needs closer monitoring. What is a supervolcano? It is basically a volcano that covers a large area, and naturally, the larger the volcano, the greater the impact of the possible eruption. Is there a real threat in Yellowstone? Well, that is not quite sure, as Smith further informed that "… we have no idea how long this process goes on before there either is an eruption or the inflow of molten rock stops and the caldera deflates again." (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_sc/yellowstone_rising;_ylt=Ai9_XQ_1GWDljm1pl2oERGys0NUE) There are much more places you should reconsider visiting due to volcanic eruption threat: According to the National Geographic News, the top five destinations in the U.S. include Kìlauea on Hawaii, Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier both in Washington State, Mount Hood in Oregon, and Mount Shasta in California (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0120_060120_volcanoes.html). One of the most recent volcano activity was reported in Indonesia's Mount Kelud, where scientists ordered evacuation of about 100, 000 people in October, although according to the latest news, no eruption actually occurred (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7076472.stm). We can never be too careful, can we?

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_sc/yellowstone_rising;_ylt=Ai9_XQ_1GWDljm1pl2oERGys0NUE

by Natalia Holvova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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