globalnews.ca - A supervolcano brewing under Yellowstone National Park could erupt sooner than initially thought, and if it does, it could wipe out life on the planet, scientists are warning.
Researchers from Arizona State University analyzed minerals in fossilized ash from the volcano’s most recent mega-eruption (more than 630,000 years ago) and found some startling details, according to National Geographic.
The minerals showed that changes in temperature and composition had built up in only a few decades. Until now, scientists believed it would take centuries for the supervolcano to make this transition.
“We expected that there might be processes happening over thousands of years preceding the eruption,” study co-author Christy Till said in an interview with the Times.
If it does blow, the volcano has the ability to expel 1,000 cubic kilometres of ash and rock, which could blanket the United States and possibly send the world into a volcanic winter (volcanic ash and sulphur cutting out sunlight and cooling the Earth’s surface).
The explosion could also be 2,000 times the size of 1980’s eruption of Mount St. Helens, which killed 57 people.
“It’s shocking how little time is required to take a volcanic system from being quiet and sitting there to the edge of an eruption,” study co-author Hannah Shamloo said in the Times article.
The researchers added it’s still too early to determine an exact timeline of when the supervolcano will erupt. (ontinueReading
Showing posts with label Wyoming. Show all posts
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Federal judge sentences two men to prison for selling meth in Wyoming
(trib.com) )7/06/15 - A federal judge sentenced two men to prison last week for selling methamphetamine in Wyoming, according to court documents.
U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on June 30 sentenced Steven Henry Kichelmann to 10 years in prison. Skavdahl also sentenced Casey Piburn to six years in prison.
According to an indictment filed Jan. 14 in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming, Kichelmann and Piburn conspired with other people to sell meth in Wyoming and elsewhere.
A judge sentenced a Lyman man in May to 10 years in prison in connection with the case. DCI agents orchestrated drug deals with Larry Shane Searle after a confidential informant told DCI she knew Searle was planning to pick up a large quantity of meth from Utah.
The confidential informant also told authorities she witnessed Piburn buying an ounce of meth from Searle for $1,800, according to court documents. The documents didn’t specify how Kichelmann was involved in the drug activity.
Kichelmann, 41, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was court ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and pay a $100 fine.
Piburn, 29, of Rock Springs, must serve five years of supervised release and pay a $300 fine.
The case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as part of a national effort to reduce the flow of illicit drugs and drug proceeds.
A nationwide network, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force was created to dismantle drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations. Its members also strive to find the people responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.
U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on June 30 sentenced Steven Henry Kichelmann to 10 years in prison. Skavdahl also sentenced Casey Piburn to six years in prison.
According to an indictment filed Jan. 14 in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming, Kichelmann and Piburn conspired with other people to sell meth in Wyoming and elsewhere.
A judge sentenced a Lyman man in May to 10 years in prison in connection with the case. DCI agents orchestrated drug deals with Larry Shane Searle after a confidential informant told DCI she knew Searle was planning to pick up a large quantity of meth from Utah.
The confidential informant also told authorities she witnessed Piburn buying an ounce of meth from Searle for $1,800, according to court documents. The documents didn’t specify how Kichelmann was involved in the drug activity.
Kichelmann, 41, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was court ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and pay a $100 fine.
Piburn, 29, of Rock Springs, must serve five years of supervised release and pay a $300 fine.
The case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as part of a national effort to reduce the flow of illicit drugs and drug proceeds.
A nationwide network, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force was created to dismantle drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations. Its members also strive to find the people responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.
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