tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7760025764149143978..comments2024-03-28T11:07:52.205-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Well, it's not us but EUROPE IS GONNA DIE!!! UpdatedFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-26612267416629304572012-01-04T17:00:26.923-08:002012-01-04T17:00:26.923-08:00By the way, a good place to keep informed about vo...By the way, a good place to keep informed about volcanoes is the blog 'Eruptions', on 'Wired Science'.Marjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-55082234566849121652012-01-04T16:52:25.852-08:002012-01-04T16:52:25.852-08:00Too small for any type of 'super', it seem...Too small for any type of 'super', it seems. 'Super' should perhaps be left to those volcanoes which would be able to create worldwide devastation, like the couple of ones you have, Yellowstone and Long Valley. The biggest eruption from this one would be of true concern for something like half of Europe, the rest of us would suffer some bad weather but for us the major concerns would be economical, not something like dying of ash inhalation. <br /><br />Interesting, though. Perhaps not a place one should consider buying one's retirement home from. Even if there won't be an eruption, that type of lakes can give nasty surprises with those gases. There was that one in Africa where half of the people of surrounding villages suffocated to death when a large amount of carbon dioxide was released fast, a few years ago.<br /><br />The scariest European one is probably Campi Flegrei, it has had a few big eruptions and it's very definitely still alive, the last time it got volcanologists seriously concerned for a while was in the beginning of the 80's. Ground rose enough to pretty much ruin one harbor, due to magma filling the magma chamber. <br /><br />Even a small eruption there would take out Napoli, a big one could take out most of Italy and give serious grief to the whole area.Marjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-37790974494293791862012-01-04T14:49:30.497-08:002012-01-04T14:49:30.497-08:00I feel like I should be stocking up on Jaegermeist...I feel like I should be stocking up on Jaegermeister, Spaten Oktoberfest beer, and Mauser rifles! They'll all be collector's items!Mattexianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364636677279037964noreply@blogger.com