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Yellowstone supervolcanoes, fleeing bison, and the ongoing battle to infect your mind with disinfo
by Mike Adams
Natural News
In one of the most bizarre examples of viral video fear mongering yet witnessed on the internet, a Youtube video entitled “Yellowstone Buffalo Running For Their Lives!” recently set off a wave of panic that the Yellowstone caldera was about to go supernova. This simple, one-minute video clip somehow set into motion a near stampede of disinfo across alternative media websites which leapt to the conclusion that Yellowstone was about to blow.
From day one, I thought this story was some sort of April Fools prank, and I was shocked to see the Yellowstone “buffalo” rumors proliferate across the 'net. Click here to see the Yellowstone bison video in question, which has now garnered 1.8 million views.
I've spent a lot of time at Yellowstone, and bison run around all the time
For starters, I seem to be one of the few people who has actually spent considerable time in Yellowstone National Park, watching these bison up close and in person. I've rented snowmobiles and toured the park in the winter, and I've been through the park many times in summer months as well. I was always struck on how stupid the public was when dealing with bison, as almost every year at least one visitor would get gored by trying to stand next to one of these beasts while a family member took their picture. Somehow, people who live in cities don't understand that Yellowstone is not a petting zoo, and they don't understand that these animals are truly wild.
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Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2014/04/yellowstone-supervolcanoes-fleeing.html
There have been massive helium releases measured in the area up to 1000 times higher than normal, and the ground has raised 10 inches. So the rumours are not completely baseless but I do agree the hysteria is silly. The area is active but there is no indication of an eruption.