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eyjafjallajokull or PREPARE TO BE SMOTE

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Created by theDoctor > 9 months ago, 21 Apr 2010
theDoctor
NSW, 5786 posts
21 Apr 2010 1:14PM
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humans to bring about the end of the world....?

we are a but a virus with shoes

2010 really is quickly becoming the year of the earthquake

The rest of the photos can be found here

www3.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture?arc404=true










stamp
QLD, 2800 posts
21 Apr 2010 1:19PM
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smitten?

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
21 Apr 2010 11:21AM
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Awesome!

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
21 Apr 2010 1:25PM
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"Throw the ring in Frodo!"

Mother nature at her best.

Gr0mm3t
89 posts
21 Apr 2010 6:46PM
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AHAHA u silly sausage

theDoctor
NSW, 5786 posts
21 Apr 2010 9:00PM
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doggie said...

Awesome!


and friggen then some

imagine a big one....

GypsyDrifter
WA, 2371 posts
21 Apr 2010 9:30PM
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theDoctor said...

doggie said...

Awesome!


and friggen then some

imagine a big one....


I don't think we need a big one..
This is big enough

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
21 Apr 2010 11:57PM
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I wonder how the KRuddster would calculate Eyjafjallajokull's carbon credits under his wonderful carbon trading scheme.

Wineman
NSW, 1412 posts
22 Apr 2010 10:25AM
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sausage said...

I wonder how the KRuddster would calculate Eyjafjallajokull's carbon credits under his wonderful carbon trading scheme.


Apparently.......(ABC Radio)

Comparison of CO2 emitted by volcano Eyjajellyflopperjokul & all the planes in Europe on the ground NOT currently emitting CO2.

It would take 22 volcanoes to emit the same amount of CO2 as all the flights from long haul airports in Europe, on a daily basis

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
22 Apr 2010 8:30AM
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GypsyDrifter said...

theDoctor said...

doggie said...

Awesome!


and friggen then some

imagine a big one....


I don't think we need a big one..
This is big enough


I recon we will get another Krakatoa soon

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
22 Apr 2010 10:56AM
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^ Yellowstone National Park? Mega volcano.

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
22 Apr 2010 11:19AM
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Wineman said...

sausage said...

I wonder how the KRuddster would calculate Eyjafjallajokull's carbon credits under his wonderful carbon trading scheme.


Apparently.......(ABC Radio)

Comparison of CO2 emitted by volcano Eyjajellyflopperjokul & all the planes in Europe on the ground NOT currently emitting CO2.

It would take 22 volcanoes to emit the same amount of CO2 as all the flights from long haul airports in Europe, on a daily basis


I'd like to know what other gases those volcanoes spew into the atmosphere. I'm really surprised that the CO2 output is so small.

Edit- you learn something new every day. Heres an informative (and objective) link volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/gas.html

The most abundant gas typically released into the atmosphere from volcanic systems is water vapor (H20), followed by carbon dioxide (C02) and sulfur dioxide (S02). Volcanoes also release smaller amounts of others gases, including hydrogen sulfide (H2S), hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen chloride (HCL), hydrogen fluoride (HF), and helium (He).


Comparison of CO2 emissions from volcanoes vs. human activities.
Scientists have calculated that volcanoes emit between about 130-230 million tonnes (145-255 million tons) of CO2 into the atmosphere every year (Gerlach, 1991). This estimate includes both subaerial and submarine volcanoes, about in equal amounts. Emissions of CO2 by human activities, including fossil fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring, amount to about 27 billion tonnes per year (30 billion tons) [ ( Marland, et al., 2006) - The reference gives the amount of released carbon (C), rather than CO2, through 2003.]. Human activities release more than 130 times the amount of CO2 emitted by volcanoes--the equivalent of more than 8,000 additional volcanoes like Kilauea (Kilauea emits about 3.3 million tonnes/year)! (Gerlach et. al., 2002)

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
22 Apr 2010 9:54AM
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sausage said...

^ Yellowstone National Park? Mega volcano.


Was that as big as Krakatoa?

theDoctor
NSW, 5786 posts
22 Apr 2010 12:13PM
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fluoride gas

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8629241.stm

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
22 Apr 2010 12:17PM
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doggie said...

sausage said...

^ Yellowstone National Park? Mega volcano.


Was that as big as Krakatoa?


just a little bit bigger

The Yellowstone Caldera measures about 55 km by 72 km. The last full-scale eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, the Lava Creek eruption which happened nearly 640,000 years ago, ejected approximately 1,000 cubic km of rock and dust into the sky.

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa ejected approximately 21 cubic kilometres (5.0 cu mi) of rock, ash, and pumice

PS -The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has proposed major upgrades and extended monitoring since the U.S. Geological Survey classified Yellowstone as a “high-threat” system.

choco
SA, 4187 posts
22 Apr 2010 11:51AM
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sausage said...

doggie said...

sausage said...

^ Yellowstone National Park? Mega volcano.


Was that as big as Krakatoa?


just a little bit bigger

The Yellowstone Caldera measures about 55 km by 72 km. The last full-scale eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, the Lava Creek eruption which happened nearly 640,000 years ago, ejected approximately 1,000 cubic km of rock and dust into the sky.

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa ejected approximately 21 cubic kilometres (5.0 cu mi) of rock, ash, and pumice


The surface in the Yellow stone crater grows every year in height..so i've been told by an injian

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
22 Apr 2010 12:25PM
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Choco,
FYI

Geologists are closely monitoring the rise and fall of the Yellowstone Plateau, which measures on average 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) yearly, as an indication of changes in magma chamber pressure.[18][19]

The upward movement of the Yellowstone caldera floor—almost 3 inches (7.6 cm) each year between 2004 and 2008—was more than three times greater than ever observed since such measurements began in 1923.[20] From mid-Summer 2004 through mid-Summer 2008, the land surface within the caldera moved upwards, as much as 8 inches (20 cm) at the White Lake GPS station.[21] By the end of 2009, the uplift had slowed significantly and appeared to have stopped.[22] In January 2010, the USGS stated "that uplift of the Yellowstone Caldera has slowed significantly" [23] and uplift continues but at a slower pace.

choco
SA, 4187 posts
22 Apr 2010 11:57AM
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sausage said...

Choco,
FYI

Geologists are closely monitoring the rise and fall of the Yellowstone Plateau, which measures on average 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) yearly, as an indication of changes in magma chamber pressure.[18][19]

The upward movement of the Yellowstone caldera floor—almost 3 inches (7.6 cm) each year between 2004 and 2008—was more than three times greater than ever observed since such measurements began in 1923.[20] From mid-Summer 2004 through mid-Summer 2008, the land surface within the caldera moved upwards, as much as 8 inches (20 cm) at the White Lake GPS station.[21] By the end of 2009, the uplift had slowed significantly and appeared to have stopped.[22] In January 2010, the USGS stated "that uplift of the Yellowstone Caldera has slowed significantly" [23] and uplift continues but at a slower pace.



They should just drill a hole in it to relieve the pressure.

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
22 Apr 2010 12:38PM
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choco said...

They should just drill a hole in it to relieve the pressure.


Contrary to the above I'm no volcanologist but that would be the equivalent of drilling a hole in your mast to relieve the pressure. Not good I suspect as it may actually cause a catastrophic event (like mast breakage).

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
22 Apr 2010 10:52AM
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sausage said...

choco said...

They should just drill a hole in it to relieve the pressure.


Contrary to the above I'm no volcanologist but that would be the equivalent of drilling a hole in your mast to relieve the pressure. Not good I suspect as it may actually cause a catastrophic event (like mast breakage).


They could stick a big valve in it and use the steam ect to produce electricty

ChrisMcC
NSW, 667 posts
22 Apr 2010 1:31PM
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Reckon those pics are of Doggie's aura after spending five minutes at a Stand Up Paddling Expo!!!

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
22 Apr 2010 11:53AM
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Just Wrong said...

Reckon those pics are of Doggie's aura after spending five minutes at a Stand Up Paddling Expo!!!


evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
23 Apr 2010 1:01PM
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I don't think I heard a single news presenter say eyjafjallajokull.

NotWal
QLD, 7436 posts
23 Apr 2010 7:43PM
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evlPanda said...

I don't think I heard a single news presenter say eyjafjallajokull.


Its Icelandic for "Trust me I'm a doctor"

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
23 Apr 2010 9:14PM
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I am still in awe of those photos everytime I open up this post. Absolutely spectacular - thanks Doc.

j murray
SA, 947 posts
23 Apr 2010 10:20PM
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maybe 2010 is the end

Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
24 Apr 2010 1:19AM
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Wineman said...

sausage said...

I wonder how the KRuddster would calculate Eyjafjallajokull's carbon credits under his wonderful carbon trading scheme.


Apparently.......(ABC Radio)

Comparison of CO2 emitted by volcano Eyjajellyflopperjokul & all the planes in Europe on the ground NOT currently emitting CO2.

It would take 22 volcanoes to emit the same amount of CO2 as all the flights from long haul airports in Europe, on a daily basis


check the accuracy of your figures before posting. This is how urban myths get started.

Marvin
WA, 725 posts
24 Apr 2010 12:02AM
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i've never been quite the same since i read bill bryson's 'short history of nearly everything' - the asteroid and volcano chapters made me quite unsettled for months....

ginger pom
VIC, 1746 posts
24 Apr 2010 11:05AM
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Bigwavedave said...

Wineman said...

sausage said...

I wonder how the KRuddster would calculate Eyjafjallajokull's carbon credits under his wonderful carbon trading scheme.


Apparently.......(ABC Radio)

Comparison of CO2 emitted by volcano Eyjajellyflopperjokul & all the planes in Europe on the ground NOT currently emitting CO2.

It would take 22 volcanoes to emit the same amount of CO2 as all the flights from long haul airports in Europe, on a daily basis


check the accuracy of your figures before posting. This is how urban myths get started.




under C02

www.abc.net.au/news/environment/





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