{"id":42653,"date":"2017-06-24T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=42653"},"modified":"2017-06-24T08:50:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T16:50:53","slug":"massive-spike-in-yellowstone-earthquakes-does-yellowstone-pose-a-major-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/massive-spike-in-yellowstone-earthquakes-does-yellowstone-pose-a-major-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive spike in Yellowstone earthquakes: Does Yellowstone pose a major risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYellowstone (July 2014, Michael Thiel)<\/em><\/p>\n

COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Nearly 800 earthquakes have been detected at Yellowstone in the past two weeks:<\/p>\n

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Almost 770 earthquakes have been recorded in Yellowstone Park over the past two weeks \u2014 more than normal but not a sign of volcanic activity, scientists say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As of 11:30 Friday morning, 769 quakes had been recorded in the current swarm, said Jamie Farrell, a research professor of seismology at the University of Utah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The swarm, which began June 12, is ongoing, he added, though the frequency of earthquakes has slowed down a bit. Typical swarms comprise 10 to 50 quakes, Farrell said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“As of now, everything that we can see looks like these are tectonic in origin,” he said. “There’s no volcanic signature to any of these events that we’ve found.” 06\/23\/17 http:\/\/idahostatejournal.com\/outdoors\/xtreme_idaho\/yellowstone-earthquake-swarm-slowing-but-ongoing-nearly-quakes-so-far\/article_c94ff0d8-3748-5fde-abb9-bac737ecfced.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

World Net Daily<\/em> reported the following:<\/p>\n

The \u201csupervolcano\u201d at Yellowstone National Park is being hit by a swarm of hundreds of earthquakes,<\/a> according to researchers who have been tracking seismic activity this week. …<\/p>\n

Scientist Michio Kaku recently warned<\/a> on Fox News the supervolcano is overdue for an eruption and such an event would \u201crip the guts out of the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Researchers from the University of Utah, in contrast, have warned the risk is low, with the odds of an eruption each year being one in 700,000. However, if and when it erupts, the disaster would radically transform the entire global climate and devastate much of the Western United States.<\/a> …<\/p>\n

Pastor Carl Gallups, a former law enforcement officer and the author of \u201cBe Thou Prepared,\u201d<\/a> said in a fallen world, disaster is inevitable. And Christians should always be ready to meet catastrophe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the current experts and forecast models are predicting that the Yellowstone volcano has a very low potential of blowing its lid anytime soon, the fact remains \u2013 it has blown before (in the ancient past), and even the experts admit that it is really impossible to predict when a volcano might erupt again,\u201d he told WND. \u201cHowever, the current models also indicate that if it were to erupt (especially in a super-volcanic-eruption status), the consequences for a sizable portion of the United States could be catastrophic. Regardless, the current swarm of seismic activity in the area of Yellowstone should, at the very least, serve as a reminder that we live in a fallen creation (Romans 8:19-22). We continually face the potential for natural disasters regardless of where we live \u2013 and this doesn\u2019t even take into account the disaster scenarios directly linked to fallen humankind: wars, civil unrest, nuclear attacks, EMP assaults, civil war, terror attacks, and so many other terrible things.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, since I operate from a distinctly biblical worldview, I do not advocate living in a state of constant anxiety and fear concerning what \u2018might\u2019 happen. That kind of attitude equates to living faithlessly and is completely unbecoming to our daily Christian walk and biblical witness. The truth of the matter is that we are not guaranteed of another moment of life in the first place \u2013 every day of life is a blessing from Yahweh \u2013 every beat of our heart and every breath we take is ultimately in His hands.\u201d http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/2017\/06\/yellowstone-quake-swarm-raises-disaster-fears\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But is Yellowstone really dangerous?<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

Could an eruption at Yellowstone lead to a ‘nuclear winter’?<\/p>\n

The following report says that it can:<\/p>\n

August 7, 2015, updated August 8, 2015<\/p>\n

The timebomb under Yellowstone: Experts warn of 90,000 immediate deaths and a ‘nuclear winter’ across the US if supervolcano erupts<\/h2>\n