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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From Richard (Dick) Powell (<A
href="mailto:rlpowell@indiana.edu">rlpowell@indiana.edu</A>)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> An article in the June 2005 (vol. 50,
no. 6, pages 18-23) issue of Geotimes (monthly magazine of American Geological
Institute) by Jake Lowenstern of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory is titled
"Truth, fiction and everything in between at Yellowstone".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Lowenstern summarizes the facts
regarding the super-volcanic origins of Y.N.P. and subsequent earthquake
activity and recent events such as the Norris Basin hot ground, as well as the
U.S.G.S. reports on the "bulges" in Yellowstone Lake.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Basically Lowenstern notes the
exaggerated scenarios of recent movies for television (B.B.C.'s "Supervolcano"
and "The Truth About Yellowstone", and, a show {no title?} on Naked Science by
the National Geographic Society). He also notes less than succinct
articles in newspapers and hysterics on varioius websites "Just Google for the
words 'Yellowstone' and 'Doomsday' and you'll find hundreds of entries from
scores of websites . . .". he suggests. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Lowenstern's article appears to me to
be a well thought out, comprehensive, but short treatment of complex scientific
geologic problems and sensationalized versus accurate reporting to the
non-scientific public.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The paper can be accessed at <A
href="http://www.geotimes.org">http://www.geotimes.org</A>., a web site of the
American Geologic Institute.</FONT></DIV>
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Dick Powell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>