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There's a lot of seismic activity going on now in the Mediterranean area. There's a caldera outside Naples that is heaving. :o

Mt Etna story

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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.

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There's a lot of seismic activity going on now in the Mediterranean area. There's a caldera outside Naples that is heaving. :o

Mt Etna story

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"Volcanologists are classing the eruption as 'Strombolian'.

 

This Category is characterized by explosive bursts of activity which blast ash and lava from the crater"

 

:w00t: Sounds like a certain TBD member's famous Stromboli!

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Well, here's another Volcano story a little closer to home. The US has 169 volcanos! Hoo new? :o (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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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