Huge chunk of Yellowstone National Park, the size of Chicago, is
'breathing' in and out due to magma trapped underneath the surface
An area at the center of the Norris Geyser Basin was found to inflate and deflate
Experts have determined a intrusion of magma under the surface is to blame
Magma became trapped at the top and pushed the rocks up above it
The magma has since receded, putting the pulsating on pause for now
An area the size of Chicago in Yellowstone National Park has been inflating and deflating by several inches over the past decade
The
Norris Geyser Basin, the oldest, hottest and most dynamic thermal area
in the park, was observed to rise 5.9 inches each year from 2013 to 2015
- an unusual event that left researchers baffled.
Now,
using satellite radar and GPS data, experts have determined the ground
deformation was caused by magma intrusions trapped below the basin's
surface.
As magma made its way to the
surface, the pressure pushed rocks above it up and created an erratic
pulsating effect, according to National Geographic.
The
medical and scientific community demonstrated marvelous efforts in the
understanding and control of SARS within a short time, as evident by
over 4,000 publications available online. Despite these achievements,
gaps still exist in terms of the molecular basis of the physical
stability and transmissibility of this virus, the molecular and
immunological basis of disease pathogenesis in humans, screening tests
for early or cryptic SARS cases, foolproof infection control procedures
for patient care, effective antivirals or antiviral combinations, the
usefulness of immunomodulatory agents for late presenters, an effective
vaccine with no immune enhancement, and the immediate animal host that
transmitted the virus to caged civets in the market at the beginning of
the epidemic. Coronaviruses are well known to undergo genetic
recombination (375),
which may lead to new genotypes and outbreaks. The presence of a large
reservoir of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, together with the
culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China, is a time bomb. The
possibility of the reemergence of SARS and other novel viruses from
animals or laboratories and therefore the need for preparedness should
not be ignored.
According to lead singer Ed Kowalczyk,
the song is about "the end of the world". The discussion that takes
place in "White, Discussion", is about people standing around talking
about what needs to be done but taking no action. Too busy arguing
amongst themselves, they ignore all the saints, prophets and warriors,
and are oblivious to the real battle going on, and by the time they
notice, it's too late. [4] The snippet of "I warned you, I prepared you, I instructed you, I
told you what to expect." was recorded by the band while driving around
in Denver before the release of Throwing Copper. According to
Kowalczyk, they heard this crazy guy on the radio talking about the end
of the world, and felt that it fit the song's theme, so they recorded it
and added it into the song right before the album was to be pressed.
Planning for 'worst-case scenario' by expanding desperately needed ventilators
A hack used by a physician during the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
could become a game-changer in the battle against COVID-19 as a looming
shortage of ventilators threatens. An Eastern Ontario anesthetist
has tested the modification, which could double or quadruple the
capacity of scarce ventilators during a growing COVID-19 pandemic.
