German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

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German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Atheist-Lite » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:16 am

http://www.earth-issues.com/2012/01/is- ... t-to-blow/

Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London about to erupt?

•It’s similar in size to Mount Pinatubo, which in 1991 gave us the biggest eruption of the 20th century

•Billions of tons of ash and magma would be ejected
•Southern England would be covered in ash
A sleeping super-volcano in Germany is showing worrying signs of waking up.


It’s lurking just 390 miles away underneath the tranquil Laacher See lake near Bonn and is capable of ejecting billions of tons of magma.


This monster erupts every 10 to 12,000 years and last went off 12,900 years ago, so it could blow at any time.

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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:27 am

The Daily Mail is already concerned about the potential impact on house prices in the South East.
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by John_fi_Skye » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:33 am

Probably means even more of the buggers'll come north.
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Atheist-Lite » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:38 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:The Daily Mail is already concerned about the potential impact on house prices in the South East.
They usually support the krauts. :smoke:
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Svartalf » Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:58 am

Yeah, riiiiighhht... and the Auvergne ones will explode right at the same time.
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:32 pm

That's not a super-volcano. This is a supervolcano.
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Faithfree » Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:52 pm

German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:53 pm

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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by PsychoSerenity » Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:30 pm

The Daily Mail wrote:Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London about to erupt?
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Atheist-Lite » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:25 pm

I don't think Yellowstone is anything to worry about unless a lot of ice further north melts to relieve pressure on the cork? And that is unlikely isn't it? :smoke:
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:27 pm

Crumple wrote:I don't think Yellowstone is anything to worry about unless a lot of ice further north melts to relieve pressure on the cork? And that is unlikely isn't it? :smoke:
You need a quick course in vulcanology.
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by FBM » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:28 pm

It's German. It already blows. :hehe:
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Mallardz » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:29 pm

Great!
I don't want to, in my lifetime, see ash deeper where I live than I ever will snow.
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Atheist-Lite » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:31 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Crumple wrote:I don't think Yellowstone is anything to worry about unless a lot of ice further north melts to relieve pressure on the cork? And that is unlikely isn't it? :smoke:
You need a quick course in vulcanology.
I'm sat on a solid basalt shield here. I'm fine with my vulcanology. :smoke:
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Re: German Supervolcano Ready To Blow?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:46 pm

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Crumple wrote:I don't think Yellowstone is anything to worry about unless a lot of ice further north melts to relieve pressure on the cork? And that is unlikely isn't it? :smoke:
You need a quick course in vulcanology.
I'm sat on a solid basalt shield here. I'm fine with my vulcanology. :smoke:
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