On August
23, 1981 the New York Times published
an article by Walter Sullivan titled LAND TIDES MAY AFFECT EARTH’S CORE AND
ROTATION.
Paraphrased,
this article states the tallest structures in the city, at that time the World Trade
Center Towers, rise and fall about 14 inches twice a day. They also tilt about
two inches west and then east. We are
unaware of the shift in the earth’s crust just as a shipboard observer out to
sea is unaware of the shifting tides in the ocean. Earth tides like the ocean
tides are created mainly by the gravitational tug of the moon. Special
instruments are used to accurately measure the movement and scientists hope to
learn more about the effect on the earth’s crust and the molten material at its
core.
ESCAPING YELLOWSTONE, my latest novel, is based on the
tidal effect of the moon on the great-lakes-size pool of lava under Yellowstone
and a near earth object that is approaching earth.
Two
scientists, an astronomer Lisa Wilson based in Hawaii, and a geologist Cody
Street based in Yellowstone. The two are
brought together when Street approaches Lisa to learn more about the effect of
land tides and if they are influencing the behavior of the earthquake activity in
the Yellowstone caldera. Lisa and Cody strike up a friendship that leads to
love and they decide to bring their two families to Yellowstone to celebrate
Christmas deep in the park. December in
Yellowstone is beautiful and sure to provide plenty of snow for the kids. It is
also a foreboding place with -40°F temperatures common and little in
the way of communication or transportation. Neither are expecting what happens
next and both know the likelihood of getting any of them out of the wilderness in
the wake of a disaster is remote at best.
For those
who like a fast-paced techno-thriller, Escaping
Yellowstone is a perfect read. Find out more about it on this link. Escaping Yellowstone
