Impressive shots of the volcano in Iceland

[Jstas]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe...tos/index.html


Sorry, they are embedded in a flash object. Gotta go to the website to look.

[Ricardo]

"Tourists gather on Saturday, March 27 to watch lava spurt from a volcanic eruption......."

Those people never go to the movies.

[gtu2004]

"Tourists gather on Saturday, March 27 to watch lava spurt from a volcanic eruption......."

Those people never go to the movies.

i for once would like to see this in person so it's not that strange

what's strange is how anyone can pronounce "Eyjafjallajokull glacier"

[Danny Tse]

"Tourists gather on Saturday, March 27 to watch lava spurt from a volcanic eruption......."

That looks dangerous

[Zero]

White people are crazy.

[schwarcw]

A little too close for me.

[schwarcw]

White people are crazy.

Just take a look and listen to Bjork! (Sorry Sal)

[schwarcw]

Man, this is going to heatup the atmosphere with all that CO2. Global warming is back on! Atmospheric scientists are saved!

[hearingimpared]

That reminds me of the kooks who go to the beach to experience a hurricane. Pretty nutty if you ask me.

[hearingimpared]

Man, this is going to heatup the atmosphere with all that CO2. Global warming is back on! Atmospheric scientists are saved!

Nope all natural but I'm sure if they could they would somehow blame it on human beings. They may even go as far as to say the Icelanders didn't sacrifice a virgin properly and the volcano god blew its stack!:D

[Jstas]

Man, this is going to heatup the atmosphere with all that CO2. Global warming is back on! Atmospheric scientists are saved!

Forget the volcano, imagine how much of it was trapped in that ice that is now flowing towards the ocean.

[Jstas]

Just take a look and listen to Bjork! (Sorry Sal)

Why are you apologizing? Bjork sucks and everybody knows it.

[hearingimpared]

Why are you apologizing? Bjork sucks and everybody knows it.

'ceptin Sal! I had about eight guys in my 2 channel room and Sal put on Bjork the next thing you know 7 of us were in the kitchen eating roast pork sammiches while I was fretting over my 1.2TLs being blown. UGH!

The only thing Bjork is good for is to breakin some new drivers.

[lightman1]

Surf's up, Dude!!!!

[dkg999]

Bjork don't surf!

[hearingimpared]

Bjork don't surf!

Yeah they do Doug, they surf drivers right across a room.:D

[fatchowmein]

Man, this is going to heatup the atmosphere with all that CO2. Global warming is back on! Atmospheric scientists are saved!

Could it throw enough soot in the air to cause a global cooling by blocking out the sun or do we need a chain of volcanic eruptions for that to happen?

[hearingimpared]

Could it throw enough soot in the air to cause a global cooling by blocking out the sun or do we need a chain of volcanic eruptions for that to happen?

I remember when Mt St. Helen's blew here top it caused atmospheric problems, changes and disruptions throughtout the US, Europe and China.

[potee]

It pissed me off as my flight to Germany was canceled untill Wed. Man that really sucks. Its messing up my vacation

[nooshinjohn]

There is a second, larger volcano in the same area that seems to be triggered by this one. This may be a long way from being done.

[schwarcw]

Could it throw enough soot in the air to cause a global cooling by blocking out the sun or do we need a chain of volcanic eruptions for that to happen?

That is possible! In 1816 there was a volcano eruption in Indonesia, Mount Tambora. It was called "The Year Without a Summer". Crop damage all over the world. Snow fell in June in the northern US and there was lake and river ice as far South as Pennsylvania.

From Wiki:

"In May 1816, however, frost killed off most of the crops that had been planted, and on 4 June 1816, frosts were reported in Connecticut, and by the following day, most of New England was gripped by the cold front. On 6 June 1816, snow fell in Albany, New York, and Dennysville, Maine. Nearly a foot (30 cm) of snow was observed in Quebec City in early June, with consequent additional loss of crops—most summer-growing plants have cell walls which rupture even in a mild frost. The result was regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality—in short, famine.

In July and August, lake and river ice were observed as far south as Pennsylvania. Rapid, dramatic temperature swings were common, with temperatures sometimes reverting from normal or above-normal summer temperatures as high as 35 °C (95 °F) to near-freezing within hours. Even though farmers south of New England did succeed in bringing some crops to maturity, maize and other grain prices rose dramatically. Oats, for example, rose from 12¢ a bushel ($3.40/m³) the previous year to 92¢ a bushel ($26/m³)—nearly eight times as much—and oats are a necessary staple for an economy dependent upon horses for primary transportation. Those areas suffering local crop failures then had to deal with the lack of roads in the early 19th century, preventing any easy importation of bulky food stuffs.

Cool temperatures and heavy rains resulted in failed harvests in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as well. Families in Wales traveled long distances as refugees, begging for food. Famine was prevalent in north and southwest Ireland, following the failure of wheat, oat and potato harvests. The crisis was severe in Germany, where food prices rose sharply. Due to the unknown cause of the problems, demonstrations in front of grain markets and bakeries, followed by riots, arson and looting, took place in many European cities. It was the worst famine of the 19th century.

In China, the cold weather killed trees, rice crops and even water buffalo, especially in northern China. Floods destroyed many remaining crops. Mount Tambora’s eruption disrupted China’s monsoon season, resulting in overwhelming floods in the Yangtze Valley in 1816. In India the delayed summer monsoon caused late torrential rains that aggravated the spread of cholera from a region near the River Ganges in Bengal to as far as Moscow

[schwarcw]

BTW,

"The 1815 eruption of Tambora was one of the largest eruption in historic times. About 150 cubic kilometers of ash were erupted (about 150 times more than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens). Ash fell as far as 800 miles (1,300 km) from the volcano. In central Java and Kalimantan, 550 miles (900 km) from the eruption, one centimeter of ash fell.

The eruption column reached a height of about 28 miles (44 km). The collapse of the eruption column produced numerous pyroclastic flows. As these hot pyroclastic flows reached the ocean where they caused additional explosions. During these explosions, most of the fine-fraction of the ash was removed.

The eruption formed a caldera. An estimated 92,000 people were killed by the eruption. About 10,000 direct deaths were caused by bomb impacts, tephra fall, and pyroclastic flows. An estimated 82,000 were killed indirectly by the eruption by starvation, disease, and hunger. "

[hearingimpared]

Jeez, sounds like fun times ahead.

[virtualdean]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe...tos/index.html


Sorry, they are embedded in a flash object. Gotta go to the website to look.

Back in 1991 I lived 20 miles from the Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines. Biggest eruption of the 20th century. Ash clouds to 100,000 ft. USGS said it ejected 3 cubic miles of ash. A typhoon south of us directed the ash clouds over us.. Black as midnight at 12 noon,, ash falling like a blizzard and the noise of frying bacon all over. Lightning flashes continuous and close from the static. I was trapped on the Base. Every once in awhile a building would collapse from the weight of the ash and water with the sound of a 1000 screaming cats...(my comparison.) 4 out of 5 buildings caved in. concrete houses with wooden roofs covered in metal.
I finally made it home in that blizzard of ash amid the sound of neighbors houses collapsing and the screams of the people. I got up on my roof with my friend and spent the night shoveling ash off the roof. Even then, the joists were sprung inside.
The next two months were spent with no power, no water and what looked like 12 inches of snow covering everything. It didn't melt. It clogged all the rivers, streams and filled up the sewers.
A lot more happened but I will pass on writing it down.

Biggest adventure of my life.

[comfortablycurt]

"Tourists gather on Saturday, March 27 to watch lava spurt from a volcanic eruption......."

Those people never go to the movies.

I'd be one of those people standing there watching it.

Watching an erupting volcano is going to be better than any movie or TV show that you could EVER watch.

That would definitely be something to experience.

[cnh]

So what is the prognosis...is this thing going to shut down in time for those of us who need to fly over the pole before summer ends?

cnh

[stuwee]

I think I'll just wait and see....?

Wanna bet it's just a matter of time? :)

[Lasareath]

Just take a look and listen to Bjork! (Sorry Sal)

I know she sucks, she sucks on any speaker other than 1.2tl's, because her music is too hardcore for lame speakers. That's how I rate good speakers on wether or not they sound like mine while playing her discs. Now if I could only find a test cd to test out some lame polkies!

[hearingimpared]

I'd be one of those people standing there watching it.

Watching an erupting volcano is going to be better than any movie or TV show that you could EVER watch.

That would definitely be something to experience.

Agreed if it is a known consistent eruption such as the Kīlauea volcano on the big isle of Hawaii. Other than that, they are too unpredictable and can have side explosions. I've witnessed the volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and it is truly spectacular but I wouldn't be caught dead near the ones in Iceland.

They're way too many of them and they are relatively new eruptions. Any one of them could completely blow their stacks from any angle in the mountain.

[sucks2beme]

I'd be one of those people standing there watching it.

Watching an erupting volcano is going to be better than any movie or TV show that you could EVER watch.

That would definitely be something to experience.

I'm sure the people of Pompeii felt the same way for a couple of minutes!