Nanker Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) There's a lot of seismic activity going on now in the Mediterranean area. There's a caldera outside Naples that is heaving. Mt Etna story Edited February 28, 2017 by Nanker
GG Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Livestream. Be funny to see skiers flow by in the foreground.
IDBillzFan Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Funny publication. Boobs! Nip-slip! Wardrobe malfunction! WWE Girls Strip Poker! Oh, and, hey, a volcano is erupting.
DC Tom Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 There's a lot of seismic activity going on now in the Mediterranean area. There's a caldera outside Naples that is heaving. Mt Etna story 1) Etna is always erupting. It's one of the most active volcanoes on the planet. 2) The Campi Flegrei caldera is unrelated. And no closer to erupting than it was ten years ago when the Daily Star ran its last "Holy ****!" story on the subject. 3) It's usually a good idea to ignore anything the Daily Star says as sensationalistic garbage. 4) It's also usually a good idea to ignore anything Italian seismologists say as sensationalistic garbage. Ever since five of them were convicted of manslaughter for failing to predict an earthquake, they're as sensationalist as the Daily Star.
mead107 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 When is the big one out west going to blow?
DC Tom Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 When is the big one out west going to blow? You must have missed the news. Rosie O'Donnell isn't in to that sort of thing...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 You must have missed the news. Rosie O'Donnell isn't in to that sort of thing... Maybe mixed her up with Madonna??
BUFFALOKIE Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 There's a lot of seismic activity going on now in the Mediterranean area. There's a caldera outside Naples that is heaving. Mt Etna story "Volcanologists are classing the eruption as 'Strombolian'. This Category is characterized by explosive bursts of activity which blast ash and lava from the crater" Sounds like a certain TBD member's famous Stromboli!
IDBillzFan Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 You must have missed the news. Rosie O'Donnell isn't in to that sort of thing... And here I thought he was referring to Jerry Brown, to which the proper response would be, "He doesn't blow so much as he sucks."
Nanker Posted March 1, 2017 Author Posted March 1, 2017 Well, here's another Volcano story a little closer to home. The US has 169 volcanos! Hoo new? (of course DC Tom did, but hoo else?)
DC Tom Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 Well, here's another Volcano story a little closer to home. The US has 169 volcanos! Hoo new? (of course DC Tom did, but hoo else?) Yes, I knew. And it's not surprising, once you realize that most of them are in the ass-end of nowhere, Alaska. Only about 30 or so are in the lower 48. The Atlantic article is disingenuous. Some volcanoes - like Hood, Shasta, Lassen Peak, etc. should be closely monitored. Nunivak, which has maybe 200 people living within 100 miles of it, we probably don't have to watch around the clock. Side note: Jackson, MS is built on the dome of an extinct volcano. We know this because of gravity measurements: the dome's a high-density block of basalt that causes a local gravity distortion. Must be why Jackson State has never had a QB play in the NFL.
4merper4mer Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 Yes, I knew. And it's not surprising, once you realize that most of them are in the ass-end of nowhere, Alaska. Only about 30 or so are in the lower 48. The Atlantic article is disingenuous. Some volcanoes - like Hood, Shasta, Lassen Peak, etc. should be closely monitored. Nunivak, which has maybe 200 people living within 100 miles of it, we probably don't have to watch around the clock. Side note: Jackson, MS is built on the dome of an extinct volcano. We know this because of gravity measurements: the dome's a high-density block of basalt that causes a local gravity distortion. Must be why Jackson State has never had a QB play in the NFL. I hate the term lower 48 because Hawaii is lower than all of them. And nice try with the BS about Alaska having volcanoes. It's way too cold for lava to stay liquid up there.
DC Tom Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 I hate the term lower 48 because Hawaii is lower than all of them. And nice try with the BS about Alaska having volcanoes. It's way too cold for lava to stay liquid up there. That's why Alaskan volcanoes explode. The lava's too solid to flow.
4merper4mer Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 That's why Alaskan volcanoes explode. The lava's too solid to flow. So the underneath builds up and blam? And Canadian volcanoes maybe have just enough warmth to allow a slow gelatinous ooze that is barely detectable but avoids anything sudden or eventful? When you think about it, Canadian volcanoes are a lot like Canadian synapses.
DC Tom Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 So the underneath builds up and blam? And Canadian volcanoes maybe have just enough warmth to allow a slow gelatinous ooze that is barely detectable but avoids anything sudden or eventful? When you think about it, Canadian volcanoes are a lot like Canadian synapses. Get real. Volcanoes in Canada? Since when is Canada that exciting?
Saxum Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Researchers always want funding in their area of expertise. The article is not very objective and sounds like one of the QB debates where stats are cited but only stats which favor argument.
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