A volcano just exploded in Chile, do you think this is just the start of a super eruption?
Jul 03, 2009
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I have heard there have been earthquakes non stop in the southern hemisphere, maybe a supervolcano or a super explosion is about to happen down there, remember the earthquakes in Chile, southeastern asia, and Peru, well, I guess those were the signs…this volcano Llaima in Chile just erupted today? Could that also happen in Alaska or Yellowstone? Could these volcanos be getting to ready to explode to balance global warming? Bring the world temperature back to normal?
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Margaret on July 3, 2009 at 2:20 pm
We will never know if any event is a precursor of a super eruption or any other cataclysmic geological event until the cataclysmic event actually happens. And, when it does happen there will be much debate about which preceding events signaled the impending "big one". Geothermal and seismic activity on the pacific rim will always generate a lot of interest in the scientific community, but only when there is significant loss of life or really good pictures or video does the general media pick up on it.
There has been speculation over a super volcano in Yellowstone and Alaska has always been interesting seismically. But, I would not invest too much time worrying about a chain reaction setting off Alaskan or Yellowstone volcanoes. Though we are not yet expert at predicting geological events, volcanoes are pretty good at letting us know when they are going to blow. That is one thing you can count on. Volcanoes make good pictures and video, so the news media will be all over it.
As for "normal" world temperature, the world is constantly cycling between warm periods and cooler periods. We are just beginning to be able to understand the history of prior warm and cool periods and debate is constant about whether future warm or cool periods will or should be the same as those in the past. If we can count on what has always been the same, I would say, count on it to always be changing.