A volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the area
A volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the area
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I live about 30 minutes away. We've had a lot of earthquakes the past few days. This should shut them up :) Some scientists say we've entered a period of very frequent volcanic activity for the next 100 years or so in this area.
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Ahh yes just what we need. More toxic gases being vented into the atmosphere. I'm sure it will be fine.
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Large volcanic eruptions have a cooling effect due to the large amount of aerosols injected into the upper atmosphere.
It mimics/is the inspiration for the geoengineering idea (highly impractical at the scale required) of high altitude aerosols injection to slow global warming.
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These ones cool stuff in the short term (and cause acid rain, ozone depletion, famines and long term warming; and there'll probably be a new thing this time around where some countries have reduced solar output).
They also ground planes and cancel road trips.
This volcano might even save us from a blue arctic event for a few extra years, so it could be a wash in terms of climate (although definitely not for europe's ability to feed itself)
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I don't mean to steal attention away from Iceland and hope you are all safe, but it's a similar thing in Japan. We're due for a megathrust earthquake that could be way way worse than Fukushima.
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This bit made me laugh:
Þórdís [reporter] says people are flocking and letting the warning words of the Civil Defence fall on deaf ears. The police are also working hard to remove cars that are inside the closure area.
Þórdís and Bragi [photographer] are watching the eruption up close. However, they cannot stay there for long because the lava is expected to soon flow over the roads they used to get there.
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Anything for the 'gram.
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Are we going to watch news anchors try to say an impossible name again for the next week?
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hay yah feeah tlah eeaah kuh tl
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This is so exciting. The last time there was a major volcanic eruption in Europe, it shut down air travel for ages over there. Plus there was a cool and totally improbable scene in Walter Mitty about it.
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For ages = for one week in the Central Europe. I had a trip booked for roughly exactly the duration of the eruption back then.
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For ages = for one week in the Central Europe. I had a trip booked for roughly exactly the duration of the eruption back then.
It was shut down entirely for a week initially, and then would be shut down again periodically as the ash/debris cloud floated along through air lanes.
Also that totally sucks.
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That Walter Mitty scene made me laugh. It was filmed in Seyðisfjörður, which is around 700 km away from Eyjafjallajökull. They had even changed the map shown in the movie, so it was unrecognizable for an Icelander! 😂
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That Walter Mitty scene made me laugh. It was filmed in Seyðisfjörður, which is around 700 km away from Eyjafjallajökull. They had even changed the map shown in the movie, so it was unrecognizable for an Icelander! 😂
I had no idea. That’s hilarious.
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This is the third eruption that's occured on the peninsula in three years and it's largely died down so I wouldn't call it "exciting"
It's pretty though.
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This is the third eruption that's occured on the peninsula in three years and it's largely died down so I wouldn't call it "exciting"
It's pretty though.
Volcanic eruptions are always exciting.
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We were lucky enough to visit the last one when it erupted. Hopefully nothing major and everyone is safe.
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Lava eruptions like this tend to be less dangerous than ash eruptions, which can mess up air traffic and the ashfall is bad for the lungs and crops. So I don't think there's much cause for concern.
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Doesn't increased volcanic activity cause an increase in global temperatures?
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Typically, volcanic eruptions have a cooling effect. One of the principle emissions is sulfur dioxide which reflects high frequency solar energy (green house gases absorb and convert that same radiation into longer wave energy which excites atmospheric gases).
You can read more at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
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Volcanoes typically erupt with a lot of ash which blocks the sun and cools the planet. Get a big enough volcano and the earth stays cooler for years, disrupting crops and creating a potential famine.
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So, what you're saying is, we can just piss off Surtr, just the right amount, and cancel global warming?
That sounds way easier than getting a giant ice cube!
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The sum total of 33 actively degassing volcanoes in the world results in 60,000,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year without undergoing any eruption.
We could use a little ice age to go with.
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Is it named Heyyafeyjakool or something?
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No.
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I wonder what the effect will be on climate change 🤔
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VOLCANO MAAAAAAN
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Oh dang! My coworker was just there. Looks like he got back just in time.
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Or too early, depending on how you look at it ;)
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