--- In [email protected], Duveyoung <no_re...@...> wrote: > > That second volcano is a mofo and if it blows like it has > blown before, whew we ain't seen nothing yet.....could be > a world crushing event.
The volcano that was incorrectly reported to have erupted was Hekla. The big mofo is Katla. It blows about twice a century, so I guess the world must have been crushed on a pretty regular basis. > That's probably all it would take to precipitate the fears > about 2012 into a very real religion Not. It's unlikely to be a big threat anywhere but in Iceland. If it spews a lot of ash and the wind is right, that could be a problem elsewhere, but not a "world- crushing" one. -- who will spring to the fore to be its high priest? > > Edg > > --- In [email protected], Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > The bigger volcano is only 8 miles from the one that is erupting. So it > > would not be unusual at all for it to start up. Living around volcanos > > one learns a bit about them. They could be doing damage control too as > > not to alarm the public but if it does explode with a boom then damage > > control may no longer be possible. > > > > authfriend wrote: > > > >From the main volcano story on the MSNBC Web site: > > > > > > "A plume of smoke from a second Icelandic volcano briefly > > > caused concern Monday but its impact was quickly minimized." > > > > > > Not sure who/what "minimized" its impact. But there's > > > nothing on MSNBC cable, CNN, or Yahoo News, so this looks > > > like it may have been a flash in the pan, for now at least. > > > > > > (Hekla *is* the one they're worried about, BTW.) > > > > > > OK, the Eruptions blog on ScienceBlogs says it was a false > > > alarm (see the comments for updates and very interesting > > > discussion of various points): > > > > > > http://scienceblogs.com/eruptions/2010/04/changes_in_the_eruption_at_eyj.php > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/y3yjj8c > > > > > > A post on an Icelandic blog, saying it's bogus: > > > > > > "I have been seeing a lot of false reports in english > > > about Hekla volcano having started erupting. This reports > > > are false. Currently there is no eruption in Hekla > > > volcano. At the moment Hekla volcano is quiet and shows > > > no signs of eruption, or that it is going to start > > > erupting soon. > > > > > > "When Hekla volcano starts erupting there is a period of > > > earthquake swarms that come from Hekla volcano. Currently > > > there are no earthquakes in Hekla volcano." > > > > > > http://www.jonfr.com/?p=3874 > > > > > > Here's a Hekla volcanocam: > > > > > > http://www.ruv.is/hekla > > > > > > BONUS: More than you ever wanted to know about how to > > > pronounce the name of the erupting volcano, with four > > > different audio clips: > > > > > > http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2257 > > > > > > VIDEO BONUS: > > > > > > Close-up view of the eruption in daylight, showing > > > the ash cloud, from a helicopter tour: > > > > > > http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1395588323904&ref=mf > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > > >> Gaia is really pissed now as "Breaking News" on MSNBC > > >> has the second volcano, the one with the pronounceable > > >> name Hekla, has begun erupting. If this is the one they > > >> are were worried on then all bets are off. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
