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Posted by AlM on Wed Jul 18 16:09:01 2018 The actual news: dangerous fissure opens in rock wall in Grand Teton National Park. Park officials close a trail because they are concerned the rock might fall on hikers.Here's a factual link Here's Fox News: Part of Grand Teton National Park near Yellowstone supervolcano closed after massive fissure opens They start off on the right track, but soon veer off. Link The crack in the rock face is a common rockfall-related hazard, according to a source at the U.S. Geological Survey. Grand Teton National Park sits near the Yellowstone supervolcano, which last erupted 630,000 years ago and ejected 240 cubic miles of rock, ash and volcanic dust into the sky and left a 34 mile by 50 mile depression in the ground. A view of Jenny Lake as seen from Inspiration Point, one of the areas closed by Grand Teton National Park officials. (NPS) If there was an eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, which government officials and scientists have said is unlikely, the result would be a devastating amount of ash and sulfur spewed into the air. That in turn could destroy crops and even alter the climate. The powerful eruption of Mount Tambura in 1815 lowered global temperatures, triggered extreme weather and led to crop failures. In fairness, it's not just Fox. Other news media are extremely confused too. The Daily Mail also plays up both stories as if they were related. The AP gets it 100% correct, however. Here's Drudge. They don't even get it half right. |
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