ClairtonPanther
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ecumbh1999
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
No good.
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AngryAphid
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
That article implies that the 80° temperatures are aiding in the liquifying of asphalt.
I guess my kitchen light helps the stove burner bring to boil a pot water.
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07-11-2014 06:10 AM |
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EpicNiner
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
(07-11-2014 06:10 AM)AngryAphid Wrote: That article implies that the 80° temperatures are aiding in the liquifying of asphalt.
I guess my kitchen light helps the stove burner bring to boil a pot water.
Yeah, I saw that and thought it was weird as well.
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TigerBlue4Ever
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
80 there must be hotter than 80 here where I live. I haven't seen any liquified asphalt here and it's been 95 already for several days. Maybe they should use better asphalt.
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07-11-2014 08:05 AM |
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EverRespect
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
80 degree temps do not melt asphalt. Either they are hiring a contractor that is cutting corners on quality or lava is involved.
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07-11-2014 08:13 AM |
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
It's melting from the geothermal activity below the ground. Lower ambient air temperatures tend to bleed off a few degrees from the ground temp but the 80 degree air isn't cooling as normal.
I was at Yellowstone in October and the air temp was about 40 and you could feel the heat through your shoes when walking on the bare ground in some places. That's why they have boardwalks throughout the active areas.
As an aside, I always wondered why we didn't do more research on geothermal energy. I believe that Iceland generates most of their home heating from geothermal. Probably because unless the activity is close to the surface, you'd have to drill down thousands of feet to get a significant temperature gradient to effectively boil water for a steam generator.
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07-11-2014 08:13 AM |
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LSU04_08
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
Oh man, this isn't good... They sound like Al Gore by blaming the temps for melted roads but nobody is buying it. If I were near this place, I'd be shuffling out of there, and fast.
Read the comments on the story.
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07-11-2014 08:29 AM |
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
Well, that sort of thing is expected to happen every now and then when one builds on top of a gigantic volcano.
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07-11-2014 08:55 AM |
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
(07-11-2014 06:10 AM)AngryAphid Wrote: That article implies that the 80° temperatures are aiding in the liquifying of asphalt.
I guess my kitchen light helps the stove burner bring to boil a pot water.
for the answer...
http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/poster-coffee.cfm
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07-11-2014 09:33 AM |
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ClairtonPanther
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
The story itself made zero sense. 80 degree weather doesn't melt asphalt. It's likely a new geyser forming, which happens all the time in Yellowstone's geological record. I looked at the past 34 hrs of seismic activity and I didn't notice any earthquakes, of significance. Once we see this thing have earthquake swarms of 5.0 or greater on a regular basis and the deformation rises in feet per day, I'm not sweating Yellowstone. What I'm really intrigued by is by a possible pole switch. The earth's magnetic field is weakening at a faster pace than geologist though. That in itself could create volcanism and earthquakes around the planet.
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07-11-2014 09:39 AM |
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
(07-11-2014 09:33 AM)ODUgradstudent Wrote: (07-11-2014 06:10 AM)AngryAphid Wrote: That article implies that the 80° temperatures are aiding in the liquifying of asphalt.
I guess my kitchen light helps the stove burner bring to boil a pot water.
for the answer...
http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/poster-coffee.cfm
Long before that the wife would either give up and heat up the coffee for you, or throw it in your face - in either case ending the experiment.
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07-11-2014 09:40 AM |
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LSU04_08
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
(07-11-2014 09:39 AM)ClairtonPanther Wrote: The story itself made zero sense. 80 degree weather doesn't melt asphalt. It's likely a new geyser forming, which happens all the time in Yellowstone's geological record. I looked at the past 34 hrs of seismic activity and I didn't notice any earthquakes, of significance. Once we see this thing have earthquake swarms of 5.0 or greater on a regular basis and the deformation rises in feet per day, I'm not sweating Yellowstone. What I'm really intrigued by is by a possible pole switch. The earth's magnetic field is weakening at a faster pace than geologist though. That in itself could create volcanism and earthquakes around the planet.
Didn't the story say it was happening on a 3.3 mile stretch?
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07-11-2014 10:07 AM |
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ClairtonPanther
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
(07-11-2014 10:07 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote: (07-11-2014 09:39 AM)ClairtonPanther Wrote: The story itself made zero sense. 80 degree weather doesn't melt asphalt. It's likely a new geyser forming, which happens all the time in Yellowstone's geological record. I looked at the past 34 hrs of seismic activity and I didn't notice any earthquakes, of significance. Once we see this thing have earthquake swarms of 5.0 or greater on a regular basis and the deformation rises in feet per day, I'm not sweating Yellowstone. What I'm really intrigued by is by a possible pole switch. The earth's magnetic field is weakening at a faster pace than geologist though. That in itself could create volcanism and earthquakes around the planet.
Didn't the story say it was happening on a 3.3 mile stretch?
I read it as it happened on a section of a 3.3 mile loop.
Quote:However, the damage to Firehole Lake Drive is unusually severe and could take several days to fix. The 3.3-mile loop six miles north of Old Faithful takes visitors past Great Fountain Geyser, White Dome Geyser and Firehole Lake.
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07-11-2014 10:14 AM |
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LSU04_08
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
(07-11-2014 10:14 AM)ClairtonPanther Wrote: (07-11-2014 10:07 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote: (07-11-2014 09:39 AM)ClairtonPanther Wrote: The story itself made zero sense. 80 degree weather doesn't melt asphalt. It's likely a new geyser forming, which happens all the time in Yellowstone's geological record. I looked at the past 34 hrs of seismic activity and I didn't notice any earthquakes, of significance. Once we see this thing have earthquake swarms of 5.0 or greater on a regular basis and the deformation rises in feet per day, I'm not sweating Yellowstone. What I'm really intrigued by is by a possible pole switch. The earth's magnetic field is weakening at a faster pace than geologist though. That in itself could create volcanism and earthquakes around the planet.
Didn't the story say it was happening on a 3.3 mile stretch?
I read it as it happened on a section of a 3.3 mile loop.
Quote:However, the damage to Firehole Lake Drive is unusually severe and could take several days to fix. The 3.3-mile loop six miles north of Old Faithful takes visitors past Great Fountain Geyser, White Dome Geyser and Firehole Lake.
Yeah I didn't know what they were talking about... You can't really trust Yoohoo writers... At any rate, I'd be planning to GTFO there... If this happens all the time though, this particular incident wouldn't really be a story...
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07-11-2014 10:17 AM |
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ClairtonPanther
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
It happens all the time on a geological scale, not on our scale. Geologist been studying Yellowstone for maybe 100 years and intensively for about 40 years.
What's your first thought's after looking at this seismic chart from today? http://www.isthisthingon.org/Yellowstone...071100.gif
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07-11-2014 10:24 AM |
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oklalittledixie
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
Here is an image of what they are talking about.
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07-11-2014 10:26 AM |
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
Looks like the roads in South Carolina.
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07-11-2014 01:28 PM |
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oklalittledixie
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
(07-11-2014 01:28 PM)Niner National Wrote: Looks like the roads in South Carolina.
If there was actual holes the size of your front tire, it would be Oklahoma.
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07-12-2014 12:52 PM |
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RE: Yellowstone road melts
What happened to the roads that lead to Spirit Lake in the crater of Mt. St. Hellens?
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