Natural Science Forum / Earth Science / Earthquakes / August 2005

I was watching the newly released animation of the growth
of the lava spine in MSH and noticed that it appears as if
it might flip directions. The spine has already switched
directions once when the orignal whaleback broke up. Now

http://www.kmaneis.go.kr/
from
http://www.kma.go.kr/kmas/kma/english/main.html
cited at

The lava extrusion on Mt.St. Helens is busy as
ever, and there's a movie to show how fast it's
been growing, crumbling, and growing back again.
With all the earthquakes, the old mountain's been

 "Volcano's Impact Depends on Latitude"
 "Volcanic eruptions at northern latitudes have a different
  impact on the climate than eruptions in the tropics, a new
  study shows."

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/archdat/pacific/eastern/north_calif/vis/20050813.2
230.goes10.vis.x.north_calif.x.jpg
Or try: http://tinyurl.com/954yv
Brian

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2005/Jul/20050720News008.asp
By CHUCK ADAMSON of the Tribune's staff
Published Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia believe the New Madrid

Some public statements and private emails recently have prompted
me to write a little about why I say the things I do regarding
earthquake prediction.
I'm sorry if I seem to come across so crass in the newsgroup. I'm

I was wondering, for those who have been observing the Long Valley
Caldera/Mammoth Lakes Area for a long time, does it seems like there
has been a noticiable jump in seismic actvity in the area in the past
week or is this just part of the volcano's cycle?

So, you can all rest now and not worry about earthquakes because
the planet will not experience any more during the rest of 2005.
Enjoy!

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usbvae.htm
Brian

I received an e-mail from Ralph's wife Judi this evening advising me
Ralph died on June 29th of a massive heart attack.  For those you who
kept in touch you'll know he has been in and out of the hospital
following neck surgery last year, with so much pain and difficulty just

Just got back from a bit of a holiday in the Columbia River/ Vancuver area.
Went to St. Helens and she was pissed off.... The rangers told us we may
have to move indoors should an ash eruption come to pass...
Alas, no such luck....

Article Last Updated: 8/09/2005 02:19 AM
Geologist fears Colo. quake risk underplayed
By Katy Human
Denver Post Staff Writer

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usbham.htm
Note:  NEIC maps indicate that this earthquake occurred beneath Lake
Nicaragua.  I've not studied much about the tectonics of central America,
although I have studied the native culture there for a number of years.

FYI, in case you didn't know, you can now download a free java
application which (among other things) can put a ticker on your screen
(actually it's a very small application called a Widget) reading out
the latest earthquakes and plotting them on a cell-phone sized screen.