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April 17, 2010
The ice is thinning! The volcanoes are coming!
Did you know that the volcano that exploded in Iceland was most likely because of global warming? I didn't either, but an expert says it is "just the beginning": Hooper ["an expert on Iceland's volcanoes at Delft University in Holland"] warned that the eruption may be only a taste of the future if climate change causes ice sheets to melt further. As the last ice age ended, volcanic activity in Iceland increased 30-fold because of reduced pressure on the earth's mantle.So there you go. The global warming mechanism thingie takes the ice caps off the earth's surface, which makes it lighter, and more likely to explode! Poof! The theory is explained in more detail here, although the scientists caution that AGW might not have causes Eyjafjallajokull to erupt. The point is, it should be a warning! Eyjafjallajokull, although the 5th largest glacier in Iceland, is considered too small and light to affect local geology. This does not detract from research done by Freysteinn Sigmundsson, a vulcanologist at the University of Iceland, who confirms that "eventually there will be either somewhat larger eruptions or more frequent eruptions in Iceland in coming decades."The more I think about this, the more I'm convinced that reduced pressure on the earth's mantle would also mean more earthquakes! Bring back the Ice Age now or we're all gonna die! MORE: It appears that the scientists have it wrong. According to Iranian Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi, it's actually human sexual misbehavior which causes earthquakes: "Many women who dress inappropriately ... cause youths to go astray, taint their chastity and incite extramarital sex in society, which increases earthquakes," Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi told worshippers at overnight prayers in Tehran.He doesn't mention volcanoes, but I'm sure the same principle is involved. Via Glenn Reynolds who alludes to the mechanics of shaking but is silent about volcanic eruptions. posted by Eric on 04.17.10 at 07:32 PM
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That specific volcanic eruption was predicted by name over 2.5 years ago by a global warming scientist. But not by the scientist you quoted from. The scientist who predicted it is a specialist in the history of volcanic activity as a result of global warming. http://ecocosmology.blogspot.com/2010/04/global-warming-volcanic-eruptions.html Dredd · April 18, 2010 09:56 AM Except quite a few scientists believe just the opposite, that volcanoes caused the end of the last ice age by throwing so much greenhouse gasses into the air: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/04/17/volcanoes-cause-climate-change/ plutosdad · April 20, 2010 04:53 PM Actually if both are true, more volcanoes in areas with glaciers, causing more greenhouse gasses to throw into the air, that would kinda suck. Even if it's not caused by humans. plutosdad · April 20, 2010 04:55 PM well ok it wouldn't suck it would blow plutosdad · April 20, 2010 04:56 PM Post a comment
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