Volcanic eruptions in Europe

Astronomer · 04-28-2010, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

It is indeed fascinating how fragile we are in the wake of natural disasters. NZ is conveniently ensconced in the tail end of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Rangitoto isn't far from me and its last recorded eruption was only 600 years ago! Some of you may have heard of the Pink and White Terraces which were destroyed by the Mt Tarawera eruption in 1886.

And didn't Mount Ruapehu erupt in around 2007? I remember seeing it when I was driving through the Taupo volcanic zone... that volcano is badass.

Edit: the Pink and White Terraces story is unbelievable, I also went and visited the 'buried village.' That whole area of New Zealand is just amazing... Rotorua especially.

stormjh · 04-18-2010, 07:21 AM

The most it's affected me is it stopping my flatmate flying back from Thailand.

Last time one of them wanted to come back from home (Russia) was in the snow we had over here, and his luggage was delayed for a week and had stuff missing from it.

right-track · 04-18-2010, 07:59 AM

I don't know the actual date (1800's) but the last time this volcano erupted it spewed ash out for months!

LoathsomePete · 04-18-2010, 11:45 AM

My aunt and uncle are over in California for holiday and they were set to leave on Saturday but the airlines are saying the earliest they could get them a flight would be on the 27th. I think that's more of a worst case scenario thing, but in the meantime they're nearly broke and stuck in San Francisco for up to another week.

During my weekend visit in SF I met a lot of British tourists who were stuck and in similar situations, but I also heard that people are being asked to keep their receipts so there may be the possibility of some kind of reimbursement. I think that some of the major cities should start doing some kind of charity soup kitchen or something because after awhile eating out gets very expensive and especially in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, so that would be a very kind act if places like the US and Canada were to step in and help alleviate some of the worries.

According to NBC the airlines are losing 200 million dollars a day because of this so there's some real nasty financial consequences for this too which could hinder the recession recovery process. It really is amazing how one little volcanic eruption could reek so much havoc on people's lives. I tell you, I'm really happy not to be in any of their shoes right now.

Alfred · 04-18-2010, 11:50 AM

My mom's cousin from England is supposed to come over here the first week in May. Hope everything's okay by then.

tdoc210 · 04-18-2010, 02:47 PM

Doesn't Iceland have a larger super volcano , like the ring of fire in the midwestern U.S?

Guybrush · 04-18-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tdoc210

Doesn't Iceland have a larger super volcano , like the ring of fire in the midwestern U.S?

Read the thread's first post perhaps?

It seems likely that the volcano Katla will erupt as well which is much larger according to the news.

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 04-18-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tdoc210

Doesn't Iceland have a larger super volcano , like the ring of fire in the midwestern U.S?

what....? are you thinking of the pacific ring of fire?

lucifer_sam · 04-18-2010, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tdoc210

Doesn't Iceland have a larger super volcano , like the ring of fire in the midwestern U.S?

Texas?

I just refer to it as America's asshole.

The Monkey · 04-19-2010, 06:10 PM

It'll probably calm down soon, tendencies pointing to that have been seen. Still, this only goes to show how fragile society is. The lives of millions of people was interrupted because of a little ash.

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	My aunt and uncle are over in California for holiday and they were set to leave on Saturday but the airlines are saying the earliest they could get them a flight would be on the 27th. I think that's more of a worst case scenario thing, but in the meantime they're nearly broke and stuck in San Francisco for up to another week. During my weekend visit in SF I met a lot of British tourists who were stuck and in similar situations, but I also heard that people are being asked to keep their receipts so there may be the possibility of some kind of reimbursement. I think that some of the major cities should start doing some kind of charity soup kitchen or something because after awhile eating out gets very expensive and especially in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, so that would be a very kind act if places like the US and Canada were to step in and help alleviate some of the worries. According to NBC the airlines are losing 200 million dollars a day because of this so there's some real nasty financial consequences for this too which could hinder the recession recovery process. It really is amazing how one little volcanic eruption could reek so much havoc on people's lives. I tell you, I'm really happy not to be in any of their shoes right now. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,608	Doesn't Iceland have a larger super volcano , like the ring of fire in the midwestern U.S? __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	I don't know the actual date (1800's) but the last time this volcano erupted it spewed ash out for months!

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The Monkey Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 803	It'll probably calm down soon, tendencies pointing to that have been seen. Still, this only goes to show how fragile society is. The lives of millions of people was interrupted because of a little ash.