The Volcano Thread

[Furtherman]

We didn't have one. Might as well, to show off these amazing pictures:

Beginning March 22nd, 2009, Alaska's Mount Redoubt, began a series of volcanic eruptions, and continues to be active to this date. Ash clouds produced by Redoubt have pushed 65,000 feet into the sky, disrupting air traffic, drifting across Cook Inlet, and depositing layers of gritty ash on populated areas of the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage, about 180 km (110 miles) to the northeast. Mount Redoubt has erupted at least five times since 1900, with the most recent event taking place in 1989.

http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/redoubt_04_06/r01_3405204534.jpg
An eruption of Mt. Redoubt seen at sunset from the cockpit of a DC-6 flying over Cook Inlet near Anchorage, Alaska on March 31, 2009.

http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/redoubt_04_06/r19_1238107943.jpg
Ash cloud from Mt. Redoubt seen by the geostationary MTSAT satellite, courtesy of the National Weather Service

http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/redoubt_04_06/r25_1238960072.jpg
Steam plume, lahar and ash deposits on the northern slope of Mt Redoubt, seen on April 4th, 2009.

27 Pictures of Alaska's Mount Redoubt (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/alaskas_mount_redoubt.html)

[Aggie]

Those are some amazing pictures! Ever since I took Geology in college I've been fascinated by volcanoes. Then I learned Yellowstone was bascially just a super volcano waiting to erupt and it really freaked me out. I really don't want to be around to see that.

[A.J.]

They're violating the Kyoto Accords!

[burrben]

i redoubt this is going on








just horrible

[Coach]

Those are some amazing pictures! Ever since I took Geology in college I've been fascinated by volcanoes. Then I learned Yellowstone was bascially just a super volcano waiting to erupt and it really freaked me out. I really don't want to be around to see that.

Just north of Salt Lake City there is a huge lava field..really impressive.

[Aggie]

Just north of Salt Lake City there is a huge lava field..really impressive.

I bet that's amazing to see. The earth has such wonders that most people are so ignorant of.

[~Katja~]

Those are some amazing pictures! Ever since I took Geology in college I've been fascinated by volcanoes. Then I learned Yellowstone was bascially just a super volcano waiting to erupt and it really freaked me out. I really don't want to be around to see that.

oooh I have a geology geek buddy :wub:

[tanless1]

They're violating the Kyoto Accords!

i agree , slows down the coming ice age, everybody fart now.

[boosterp]

Amazing pictures!

My buddy is a geologist and feeds me with a ton of info. I enjoy geology, took it in college just for an elective.

[Furtherman]

I bet that's amazing to see. The earth has such wonders that most people are so ignorant of.

It sure does! (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=48890)


I enjoy geology, took it in college just for an elective.

So did I, and it was one of my favorite classes. I passed with such ease and enthusiasm, I had wished that I studied it more. Now I just read a book or two when I can on it.

[sr71blackbird]

Those are some amazing pictures! Ever since I took Geology in college I've been fascinated by volcanoes. Then I learned Yellowstone was bascially just a super volcano waiting to erupt and it really freaked me out. I really don't want to be around to see that.

I believe there are signs (http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/12/yellowstone-earthquakes.html) that Yellowstone is set to erupt massively very soon, like within a year. It will effect half the country when it does. Its going to be BIG

I took geology too and loved it. We are blessed to be on a tectonically active planet (in some ways). If it was not for this tectonic activity, we would have no atmosphere and water.

[pwrplantgirl]

[QUOTE=Furtherman;2205913]We didn't have one. Might as well, to show off these amazing pictures:

Awesome pics! I live in Alaska and while I haven't really seen much ash from these eruptions, it has played hell on our flight schedules all over the state. Kinda wish I could see more of this volcano, guess I'll just have to drive south!

[cougarjake13]

awesome pics

[Coach]

I bet that's amazing to see. The earth has such wonders that most people are so ignorant of.
It was weird because it is basically a rest area..I spent two hours just walking around and looking.
Geology was my science requirement in college..best choice ever! If you ever go out west..try to go to a Dinosaur dig..or even a few mines (which are all over)..one of the funest days I spent in a long time was at a sapphire mine..I learned so much and found about 1000 bucks in sapphires..so it was worth the 40 or so dollars.
I love going into the actual mines and caves though..so cool.

[PapaBear]

An old childhood friend of mine is now a geologist for the state of Alaska. He gets to study stuff like Mt. Redoubt for a living. Some of my old friends have the coolest fucking jobs!

[A.J.]

An old childhood friend of mine is now a geologist for the state of Alaska. He gets to study stuff like Mt. Redoubt for a living. Some of my old friends have the coolest fucking jobs!

Does he get to pray with Governor Palin?

[sr71blackbird]

I love watching volcanos erupt. Did you ever see Krakatoa on the History channel? They have it on youtube. Awesome.


This is a playlist:

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[Furtherman]

[QUOTE=Furtherman;2205913]We didn't have one. Might as well, to show off these amazing pictures:

Awesome pics! I live in Alaska and while I haven't really seen much ash from these eruptions, it has played hell on our flight schedules all over the state. Kinda wish I could see more of this volcano, guess I'll just have to drive south!

Welcome pwrplantgirl!


And Furtherman brings another lady to the board. You're welcome losers.

[A.J.]

And Furtherman brings another lady to the board. You're welcome losers.

The same losers will probably drive her away.

[Furtherman]

NUKU'ALOFA, TONGA - MARCH 18: An undersea volcano is seen erupting off the coast of Tonga, sending plumes of steam, ash and smoke up to 100 metres into the air, on March 18, 2009 off the coast of Nuku'Alofa, Tonga. The volcano, which is situated approximately 6 miles off of the main Tongan island of Tongatapu, is one of around 36 undersea volcanos clustered in the area. There is currently no danger to residents of the island as the gases are blown offshore, and residents noted the eruptions began on Monday after a series of sharp earthquakes were felt in the capital. (Photo by Dana Stephenson//Getty Images)

Deep beneath the ocean near the Pacific island Tongatapu, a volcano erupted last month, spewing steam, ash, and smoke 100 meters into the air. We've got a gallery of this monstrous, watery explosion. (http://io9.com/5224071/when-underwater-volcanoes-erupt)

http://io9.com/assets/images/gallery/8/2009/04/medium_3467974810_c99dc0e6c1_o.jpg

And this is one of the coolest pics I've seen in a while.

Check out THE FIST:

http://www.sea-way.org/blog/TongaVolcano2.JPG

[LordJezo]

Mt. Fuji is a volcano and here's a picture we took of it from the train.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9480/img0023apn.jpg

[instrument]

i like this one (http://www.bentbay.dk/pacific__ocean.htm)

[drjoek]

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[Aggie]

It was weird because it is basically a rest area..I spent two hours just walking around and looking.
Geology was my science requirement in college..best choice ever! If you ever go out west..try to go to a Dinosaur dig..or even a few mines (which are all over)..one of the funest days I spent in a long time was at a sapphire mine..I learned so much and found about 1000 bucks in sapphires..so it was worth the 40 or so dollars.
I love going into the actual mines and caves though..so cool.

Ooooh, where is this sapphire mine you speak of. My favorite stone. I will probably be going to Eugene, OR in the next year so if it's anywhere near there let me know!

[~Katja~]

Ooooh, where is this sapphire mine you speak of. My favorite stone. I will probably be going to Eugene, OR in the next year so if it's anywhere near there let me know!

is it because it's my birthstone?

[Aggie]

is it because it's my birthstone?

I think of you everyday when I wear my ring. :wub:

[~Katja~]

I think of you everyday when I wear my ring. :wub:

I used to wear only sapphire but switched to pearl, my son's birth stone, after he was born.

[Dougie Brootal]

Check out THE FIST:

http://www.sea-way.org/blog/TongaVolcano2.JPG

THAT VOLCANO IS A TERRORIST!!!

http://ni9e.com/photos/data/blog_images/obama-fist-bump.jpg

[Aggie]

I used to wear only sapphire but switched to pearl, my son's birth stone, after he was born.

I wear a mix of jewelry but sapphire is my favorite. Opal is my birthstone and I have a set of nice opal stuff (wore it on my wedding day) but it's hard to find good opal pieces.

OK, I think we're derailing this thing too much. Sorry Ferdinand!

[Aggie]

Some awesome photos seen from space!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/06/24/article-0-0575E5C2000005DC-99_634x474.jpg

I really need to learn how to link without showing the whole address:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1195215/Stunning-pictures-hole-clouds-astronauts-witness-volcano-eruption-International-Space-Station.html

[Furtherman]

Some awesome photos seen from space!

Those are great! That white bubble is the shockwave the eruption caused in the atmosphere.

[led37zep]

Some awesome photos seen from space!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/06/24/article-0-0575E5C2000005DC-99_634x474.jpg

I really need to learn how to link without showing the whole address:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1195215/Stunning-pictures-hole-clouds-astronauts-witness-volcano-eruption-International-Space-Station.html

I was checking this out on Drudge...VERY COOL

I just hope those Kyoto folks don't see this. That's some massive off gassing.

[RoseBlood]

So did I, and it was one of my favorite classes. I passed with such ease and enthusiasm, I had wished that I studied it more. Now I just read a book or two when I can on it.

Geology was one of my first science classes I took. I'm lucky I passed and that was a challenge. I quite enjoyed it, but was horrible at the applications. Not to mention the professor hated me.. hehe.

[Furtherman]

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/philippines.volcano.mayon/t1larg.philippines.volcano.mayon.afp.getty.file.jp g

Philippines authorities Tuesday started evacuating about 50,000 people living around the island nation's most active volcano after it oozed fiery lava and belched clouds of ash. (http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/philippines.volcano.mayon/index.html)

A large-scale eruption was forecast as imminent

The Philippines is situated in the so-called Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Mayon's most violent eruption, in 1814, killed more than 1,200 people and devastated several towns. Its last major eruption was in 1993.

Since then, it has emitted ash and spewed lava but remained restless.

[A.J.]

The Philippines is situated in the so-called Ring of Fire,

And it burns, burns, burns.

[Aggie]

i was scared you were going to tell me the supervolcano was about to blow and we're all goners. :wipes forehead: screw the phillipines

[JerseyRich]

screw the phillies

Kate Hudson will get right on that.

[topless_mike]

Kate Hudson will get right on that.

yeah, since she's now done with a-rod.

[Furtherman]

Philippines' Mayon Volcano to explode 'within days' (http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/21/volcano.philippines.evacuate/index.html)

[sr71blackbird]

Don't worry, ultra liberals do not count any outgassing that Earth produces in their models of climatically altering chemicals that only (only) evil man (only) can produce. The planet and asteriods can never (ever ever) harm even one blade of precious grass. Never have, never will (ever).

[Furtherman]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00699/iceland1_699664a.jpg

Iceland prepares for second, more devastating volcanic eruption (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7070239.ece)

Eyjafjallajokull volcano!


Say that three times fast.

[Furtherman]

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/03/500x_icelandnewvents.jpg

Last week, a long-dormant volcano erupted in Iceland, creating a 1 kilometer vent in the earth and spewing lava and steam. Now the continuing eruption has opened a massive, second fissure in the icy ground.

So far the eruption has not harmed anyone, and has become something of a tourist attraction (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1262056/Iceland-volcano-tourists-flock-erupting-Eyjafjallajokull.html). You can view images from a live webcam here (http://www.vodafone.is/eldgos/en), and apparently chefs are offering visitors to the site meals cooked over lava.

[Aggie]

and this dude fell INTO a volcano and died.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=10247069

[high fly]

And it burns, burns, burns.

That burning ring of fire

[Snoogans]

The last time Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano blew, the eruption lasted more than a year, from December 1821 until January 1823, reports Sally Sennert, a geologist at the Smithsonian Institution.

"This seems similar to what's happening now," she says.

However, as Science Fair noted previously, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano isn't necessarily the main problem. It's Katla, Iceland's noisier neighbor, that's the concern. If lava flowing from Eyjafjallajokull melts the glaciers that hold down the top of Katla, then Katla could blow its top, pumping gigantic amounts of ash into the atmosphere.

The potential eruption of Iceland's volcano Katla could send the world, including the USA, into an extended deep freeze.


ummm. should we be worrying about this?

[disneyspy]

holy crap! the ash from iceland volcano will ground half the european flights tommorow

[Furtherman]

What a pain in the ash.

[The Jays]

This shall postpone my honeymoon which is suppose to start on Sunday.

[disneyspy]

This shall postpone my honeymoon which is suppose to start on Sunday.

that sucks,can you move your plans to hawaii?

and congrats on getting hitched

[The Jays]

Our honeymoon is in Spain, and we must change over at Heathrow. Heathrow is closed.

[Furtherman]

This shall postpone my honeymoon which is suppose to start on Sunday.

Sorry to hear that.

We really have to start dumping virgins again into these fuckers to appease the gods!

[Barnaby Jones]

Sorry to hear that.

We really have to start dumping virgins again into these fuckers to appease the gods!

Someone hide Hammersavage!

[CaptainBlowhole]

A "rare" Yellowstone eruption would be bad.... (no shit)


An amazingly informative and concise article, I might add.

LINK (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hr5akS8HifqPMQQPlYaTReP_XKrA)

[brettmojo]

A "rare" Yellowstone eruption would be bad.... (no shit)
Especially for Charlie Frost.

[Snoogans]

"The next major eruption for Yellowstone, if you have a guess, is probably thousands of years in the future," Bill Burton, a vulcanologist with the US Geological Survey, told AFP.

what a ballsy fuck this guy is

[Devo37]

Some awesome photos seen from space!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/06/24/article-0-0575E5C2000005DC-99_634x474.jpg

Damn you to Hell, Satellite-Photo Jar Jar Binks!!!

[Lady Resin]

From an old HS friend of mine on fb from yesterday:

So I'm in Prague, Czech Republic on business for a week and this volcano in Iceland decides to spew an ash cloud over Europe. Now, two days later, just about all airports on the continent are closed. And on the news they are saying that the last time it erupted like this it lasted for months. But that was in the late... 1800s and there were no freakin airports...

From 3 hours ago:

Okay here's the news: The Jet Stream has moved south and all airports ar closed from Italy north. Look out for Global Cooling!. I'll see you all after the next ice age!

[Furtherman]

What we do have to worry about is the Volcano next door. If that one blows, then we could have another year without a summer.

[Recyclerz]

We really have to start dumping virgins again into these fuckers to appease the gods!

Maybe Ronnie can convince Fez that he has a brain cloud.

[ecobag2]

... in fact, I come here for ALL my volcano news.

[spoon]

Someone hide Hammersavage!

Fuck that, for once he has a purpose around here.

[Snoogans]

Fuck that, for once he has a purpose around here.

lava, ashes, rocks and dust.....fuckin miracles

[spoon]

It's Katla, Iceland's noisier neighbor, that's the concern. If lava flowing from Eyjafjallajokull melts the glaciers that hold down the top of Katla, then Katla could blow its top, pumping gigantic amounts of ash into the atmosphere.

The potential eruption of Iceland's volcano Katla could send the world, including the USA, into an extended deep freeze.

Does this mean Katja has diarrhea? Is this why our noisy neighbor is gone or was it all a power move for the hungry?

[spoon]

fuck the scientists, maytag , ge and such..... how the fuck does ur ice come out crushed!?

[Midkiff]

Some awesome photos seen from space!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/06/24/article-0-0575E5C2000005DC-99_634x474.jpg

I really need to learn how to link without showing the whole address:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1195215/Stunning-pictures-hole-clouds-astronauts-witness-volcano-eruption-International-Space-Station.html

That is fucking awesome!

[A.J.]

Al Gore must be weeping somewhere right about now.

[Judge Smails]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/16/article-1266403-0928E978000005DC-548_964x571.jpg

[Furtherman]

Smails, that is awesome.



How an Icelandic volcano helped spark the French Revolution (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/15/iceland-volcano-weather-french-revolution)

Profound effects of eight-month eruption in 1783 caused chaos from US to Egypt

[Furtherman]

Holy Mordor! Scariest place on Earth?

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1004/icevolcano_fulle.jpg

[JerseyRich]

Holy Mordor! Scariest place on Earth?

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1004/icevolcano_fulle.jpg

Close...

But still nothing compared to Roosevelt Island.

[CaptainBlowhole]

Some awesome photos seen from space!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/06/24/article-0-0575E5C2000005DC-99_634x474.jpg

I really need to learn how to link without showing the whole address:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1195215/Stunning-pictures-hole-clouds-astronauts-witness-volcano-eruption-International-Space-Station.html

That is an amazing shot!

Holy Jesus... wow

[CaptainBlowhole]

Smails, that is awesome.



How an Icelandic volcano helped spark the French Revolution (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/15/iceland-volcano-weather-french-revolution)

That is fascinating how this makes sense now, and at the time of that eruption, so many things were going on, but it seems many of these things that were going can be attributed to that volcanic eruption. These eruptions can have massive consequences and we have be really lucky. But its all just a matter of time until a big one happens again and we get fucked up.

[A.J.]

Smails, that is awesome.



How an Icelandic volcano helped spark the French Revolution (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/15/iceland-volcano-weather-french-revolution)

I'm surprised the French didn't surrender to the volcano.

[Furtherman]

The big picture out of Boston.com has some amazing photos. (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html)

http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/eyja_04_19/e01_23056097.jpg

http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/eyja_04_19/e09_23052085.jpg

http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/eyja_04_19/e18_23057119.jpg

http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/eyja_04_19/e13_23053425.jpg

[CaptainBlowhole]

This is incredible!

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[Furtherman]

What we do have to worry about is the Volcano next door. If that one blows, then we could have another year without a summer.

Yep.

2nd Iceland volcano issues warning (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37371442/ns/world_news-europe)

Scientists say powerful Katla is ‘close to failure’

"We conclude that given the high frequency of Katla activity, an eruption in the short term is a strong possibility," the report said.


Party hard this weekend. It may be your last chance to enjoy the summer! Bye!!

[Barnaby Jones]

Blow, baby, blow! Bring on the mild summer!

[A.J.]

Yep.

2nd Iceland volcano issues warning (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37371442/ns/world_news-europe)

Scientists say powerful Katla is ‘close to failure’

"We conclude that given the high frequency of Katla activity, an eruption in the short term is a strong possibility," the report said.

Party hard this weekend. It may be your last chance to enjoy the summer! Bye!!

Literal Katla?

[Furtherman]

TANAH KARO, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.

Some witnesses at the foot of Mount Sinabung reported seeing an orange glow - presumably magma - in cracks along the volcano's slopes for the first time. Vast swaths of trees and plants were caked with a thick layer of ash.

"There was a huge, thunderous sound. It sounded like hundreds of bombs going off at one," said Ita Sitepu, 29, who was among thousands of people staying in crowded emergency shelters well away from the base. "Then everything starting shaking. I've never experienced anything like it."

Mount Sinabung's first eruption last week caught many scientists off guard. With more than 129 active volcanoes to watch in this vast archipelago, local vulcanologists had failed to monitor the long-quiet mountain for rising magma, slight uplifts in land and other signs of seismic activity.


Indonesia is a seismically charged region because of its location on the so-called "Ring of Fire" - a series of fault lines stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia.

There are fears that current activity could foreshadow a much more destructive explosion in the coming weeks or months, though it is possible, too, that Sinabung will go back to sleep after letting off steam.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/08/30/alg_mount-sinabung.jpg

[Furtherman]

Whoa.

Japan's Mount Shinmoedake is currently erupting, spewing smoke and ash nearly 10,000 feet in the air. Oh, and there's some lava too. But it wouldn't be a modern natural disaster if it wasn't caught on camera.

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[brettmojo]

Whoa.



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When Godzilla emerges out of that thing give me a call until then ZzzzZZzZzzzzZz been there done that the Icelanders had this first.

[Furtherman]

Scientists in Iceland are warning that another volcano looks set to erupt and threatening to spew-out a pall of dust that would dwarf last year's event. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/iceland/8311924/Icelandic-volcano-set-to-erupt.html)

The last recorded eruption of Bárdarbunga was in 1910, although volcanologists believe its last major eruption occurred in 1477 when it produced a large ash and pumice fallout. It also produced the largest known lava flow during the past 10,000 years on earth.

It is the second largest volcano on Iceland and is directly above the mantle plume of molten rock.

[Furtherman]

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24084400?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/24084400">Volcanic Eruption in Grimsvotn, Iceland May 21 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jongustafsson">Jon Gustafsson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

[Furtherman]

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/puyehue060611/s_p18_05037875.jpg

Chile's Puyehue Volcano Erupts (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/chiles-puyehue-volcano-erupts/100081/)

[disneyspy]

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/puyehue060611/s_p18_05037875.jpg

Chile's Puyehue Volcano Erupts (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/chiles-puyehue-volcano-erupts/100081/)

judging by this volcano i predict the next earthquake will be in guam in two days

[StanUpshaw]

judging by this volcano i predict the next earthquake will be in guam in two days

Is this some movie reference I don't get, or an actual prediction?

[disneyspy]

Is this some movie reference I don't get, or an actual prediction?

you just pick a place right after a volcamo on an opposite plate,like i did when i predicted the earthquake in japan,no one listened to me then but if they had they woulda stopped 3 meltdowns.i say get your US naval ships out of the harbor while theres still time

[StanUpshaw]

But you don't actually believe that, right?

[disneyspy]

But you don't actually believe that, right?

in 2 days,you'll see

[StanUpshaw]

Care to make it interesting?

[disneyspy]

Care to make it interesting?

damn,ok,they're'll be nude guamanese ladies bodies washing up on the shore and they'll all have bitten off dicks in their mouths and bananas in their butts

[StanUpshaw]

I mean do you want to put your abilities to the test? A friendly wager.

[disneyspy]

as if predicting an earthquake in a certain part of the world isnt enuf a test,its a natural occurence for peter's dragons sakes!

i predict a wild fire in central northern michigan will burn a town in an area called howe's lake by the name of frederick in the 7th of june in the year of the double ones

[cougarjake13]

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/puyehue060611/s_p18_05037875.jpg

Chile's Puyehue Volcano Erupts (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/chiles-puyehue-volcano-erupts/100081/)

looks so fucking badass

[Furtherman]

The Deadliest Volcano In the Planet Is Ready to Explode Again (http://gizmodo.com/5842066/the-deadliest-volcano-in-the-planet-is-ready-to-explode-again)

When it happened in April 1815, Sumbawa was obliterated. The caldera collapsed then, following some months of heavy activity. Most of the island's population was killed and its vegetation was reduced to ashes. Some trees were uprooted and pushed into the sea along with ash, creating three-mile-long rafts. And tsunamis generated by the explosion affected islands nearby.

But its destructive power wasn't just limited to that area. It affected the entire world. The volcano's ash rose into a column that reached 140,000 feet (43 kilometers) high, right into the stratosphere. The heaviest particles eventually went down, but a stratospheric sulfate aerosol veil remained for years, dimming the sunlight everywhere. This disrupted the entire global climate in a big way, which started a chain of events that killed millions through the Northern Hemisphere.

[Earlshog]

The Deadliest Volcano In the Planet Is Ready to Explode Again (http://gizmodo.com/5842066/the-deadliest-volcano-in-the-planet-is-ready-to-explode-again)

on the bright side I won't have to fire up my AC in July if its snowing...

[Furtherman]

Yep.

2nd Iceland volcano issues warning (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37371442/ns/world_news-europe)




Party hard this weekend. It may be your last chance to enjoy the summer! Bye!!

Heightened earthquake activity near Iceland’s Katla volcano in 2011 has scientists scrutinizing the volcano’s potential for a powerful eruption. (http://earthsky.org/earth/is-iceland’s-katla-volcano-about-to-erupt)

[Dude!]

The Deadliest Volcano In the Planet Is Ready to Explode Again (http://gizmodo.com/5842066/the-deadliest-volcano-in-the-planet-is-ready-to-explode-again)

still waiting for the cataclysm....
when's this one gonna blow,
disaster-boy?

(actually, it already blows)

[Furtherman]

still waiting for the cataclysm....
when's this one gonna blow,
disaster-boy?

From the article:

Nobody knows for sure if Mount Tambora would explode with the same intensity as it did in 1815 and nobody knows when it would explode. But we know it is awakening, and that's not good at all

[Furtherman]

Death Valley Volcano "May Explode At Any Time" (http://gizmodo.com/5881669/death-valley-volcano-may-explode-at-any-time-now)

But the worst part is that, according to researchers' observations, the next explosion may occur at any time. Magma has built up under the surface much faster and higher than previously thought. Apparently, we are in the middle of an eruption cycle. They have discovered that these explosions occur in clusters, and right now we're experiencing a brief calm before another storm.

Ubehebe will explode in a phreatomagmatic eruption: The magma pool expands so much that it reaches the water pool deposited over it. This produces steam, which in turn results in a pressure build up until it reaches a point that will cause a violent explosion. Scientists believed that these explosions were not possible during dry periods, but the new research shows that this is not the case at all.

Full sizeThe latest readings have detected a water table just 500 feet below the surface of the crater. When the magma reaches the water, it will go boom.

[CountryBob]

Death Valley Volcano "May Explode At Any Time" (http://gizmodo.com/5881669/death-valley-volcano-may-explode-at-any-time-now)

Woah - that will be something to see

[cougarjake13]

Hope it happens in my lifetime but with limited casualities

[Furtherman]

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Wow. These guys really did, simply walk into Mordor.


Geoff Mackley and his two friends got closer to the volcano in this video than anyone else ever has.

It seems like a bad idea, volcanoes being unpredictable and all, but this video is incredible. Here's how Geoff describes the stunt on his YouTube description:


"Geoff Mackley, Bradley Ambrose, Nathan Berg, after an epic struggle with the weather for 35 days, we became the first people ever to get this close to Marum Volcano's famed lava lake on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Coming within 30 metres of the lava lake down a watercourse, it was possible to stand the heat for only 6 seconds. With Fire Brigade breathing apparatus and heat proof proximity suit it was possible to stand on the very edge and view the incredible show for over 40 minutes."

[jennysmurf]

Amazing! Almost didn't look real!