When we hear the words Sequoia and Kings then we imagine a place where beauty and giants reside. And that is what Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park is all about. The parks are known as the land of the giants because of the immense mountains and world’s largest trees found there. You also get to experience rugged foothills, deep canyons, and vast caverns. Sequoia and Kings National Park lies in the southern Sierra Nevada which is east of the San Joaquin valley.…
Yellowstone Supervolcano: Case Study WHAT IS IT? The term “supervolcano” stands for an eruption of magnitude 8 on the Volcano Explosivity Index, indicating an eruption of more than 1,000 cubic kilometres (250 cubic miles) of magma. Yellowstone has had at least three past eruptions: The three being, 2.1 million years ago, 1.2 million years ago and 640,000 years ago, were about 2,500 times larger than the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington State.…
While it’s hard to fully grasp the beauty and majesty of the geologic features on display in Yosemite National Park, it is quite easy to assume how they formed. Though some of the geologic processes that built this beautiful valley are self-explanatory, others, force gazers to pay close attention, look for the inconspicuous clues and really investigate what built this awe inspiring landscape. Our Journey together will eventually lead to the discovery of what really “went down”? The goal in mind when choosing to take a trip to Yosemite National Park was to experience one of the most beautiful places on earth for myself and to learn two things; I wanted to…
Have you ever visited Yellowstone National Park and wondered how on earth Old Faithful functions? Or how any geyser functions for that matter? Geysers are mysterious landforms that have the ability to project large amounts of water and steam into the air. One of the most visited geysers is Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful is an intricate geyser that erupts at unique times.…
Most people have heard of Yellowstone National Park but not everyone knows how strange yet spectacular the caldera actually is. Yellowstone is a supervolcano and the park sits on top of a massive crater called a caldera. According to a NOVA documentary, the caldera is large enough to hold the city of LA and the magma chamber encompasses half of the park above it and extends almost 5 miles deep (Adah, 2016). This makes Yellowstone’s magma chamber the largest known on Earth. Since Yellowstone is a supervalcano, an eruption would have a magnitude of 8 on the Volcano Explosively Index.…
The volcano is part of the Pico de The volcano Parícutin is located in the volcanic fields in Míchoacan-Guanajuato. This volcano is also the greatest in both area. This volcano has not erupted since 1952. Also the elevation of the volcano is 9,186’. The volcano Parícutin was named by a nearby village of Parícutin.…
This land is home to super-volcano that has erupted roughly about 600,00 years ago, Causing a great impact. The term super volcano refers to a volcanic eruptions, making it known as a super volcano. The supervolcano in Yellowstone has massive power that’s definitely life threatening and can create a significant amount…
Scientist say that yellowstone is a volcanic hot spot, “The countdown for an eruption begins when there is evidence of magma moving into the crust. Scientist will know through instruments detecting precursors like earthquake swarms. As you know the super volcano has not erupted for around 70,000 years. Experts are confident that 99.9% of YellowStone will not blow in the 21st century. Scientist say that this eruption would kill at least 87,000 people instantly.…
WARNING! There has been word that the Yellowstone supervolcano is about to blow. A supervolcano is like a regular volcano but the eruption is thousands of time greater than a regular explosion. The last time this volcano erupted was about 174,000 years ago. Yellowstone is still active and another eruption is possible but very unlikely.…
A single eruption at Yellowstone National Park could kill as many as 90,000 people. Though many people think it will not erupt, there is a supervolcano underneath yellowstone. Yellowstone is the first national park that is home to a super volcano. There is lots of wildlife like grizzly bears, wolves, elk, and herds of bison. These make Yellowstone a popular tourist attraction.…
The magmatic heat that powered the eruptions still power the park’s well-known hot springs, geysers, mud spots, and fumaroles. Total, there are more than 10,000 hydrothermal features. Most tourists want to see the geysers. In Yellowstone, there are at least 300 of them. A geyser is where water occasionally boils and ejects steam through a hole in the Earth.…
National Parks have been facing surging numbers of tourists in the recent years which has lead to pollution build-up as well as human trespass in wildlife-only areas. There are many disputes over whether the Park Service should place restrictions on more areas or not, while others believe the problem is that tourists only flock towards the well-known National Parks, leaving others empty and unvisited. Phil Francis, an executive council member of the Coalition to Protect America’s Parks, claims that limiting access is “rarely necessary”, and the Park Service should tailor the parks to their visitors, not restrict them. Francis’ reasoning comes from his previous role as superintendent of Blue Ridge Parkway, where he worked closely with the…
The Lava Beds National Monument in California would be a great educational field trip. Students could learn about how the lava travels and how atoms react to the heat and cold. The park would not be crowded so it would be easier to stay together. Going to the Lava Beds could be a great learning opportunity. Students could learn many physical science standers when visiting.…
Volcanos have been shaping and changing the way we live and how we feel for thousands of years. When you think of a volcano, you think of a destructive natural force of obsolete menace. You are right, but these volcanos can change environments and people in so many good ways. From creating rich soil for farming and beautiful environments, it almost seems that these powerful and seemingly indestructible parts of nature can make good out of bad.…
Yellowstone Volcano Introduction I am covering the Yellowstone National Park Volcano to tell you the possible, but not likely dangers of this volcano. Yellowstone can be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world these days. Not for the eruptions in the past thousand years, but for the eruptions in the recent history of the universe. The universe is 14 billon years old and the earth is 4.5 billon years old. That would make the Yellowstone eruptions relativity young compared to the age of the Earth.…