Volcano erupts in Iceland.

dlofnep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwdOH9GayVw

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/iceland/7492606/Iceland-volcano-eruption-triggers-fears-for-glacier.html

It had been dormant for 200 years. Is the amount of activity between earthquakes, and volcanos as of late alarming to anyone? Is this normal, or is there a sinister warning from all this?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Damn liberals... :pac:

bonerm

It's normal for Iceland anyway. The place was formed BY a volcano.

NothingMan

Could only find it in foreignese.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6ZFkmloarg

Coriolanus

dlofnep wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwdOH9GayVw

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/iceland/7492606/Iceland-volcano-eruption-triggers-fears-for-glacier.html

It had been dormant for 200 years. Is the amount of activity between earthquakes, and volcanos as of late alarming to anyone? Is this normal, or is there a sinister warning from all this?

It started with an earthquake, according to REM

RMD

Iceland is a volcanic Island which formed on a diverging fault line.

Earthquakes and Volcanoes are incredibly common there, this is nothing major other than the evacuees.

IvyTheTerrible

Research has shown that if there is one major earthquake (such as the recent one in Chile), that increases the worldwide earthquake and volcanic activity afterwards. And Iceland is in a volcanic zone anyway.

Mr Benevolent

Who's going to be the first to blame global warming? Taking all bets!

Closed ac

This is because of global warming!

IvyTheTerrible

Confab wrote: »

Who's going to be the first to blame global warming? Taking all bets!

Eh, actually there has also been research showing global warming can increase the number of earthquakes and volcanos:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327273.800-climate-change-may-trigger-earthquakes-and-volcanoes.html

445279.ie

DKZ wrote: »

This is because of global warming!

I blame the banks

JONJO THE MISER

Im telling yis this is all tied in to the end of days, 2012.

minidazzler

dlofnep wrote: »

It had been dormant for 200 years. Is the amount of activity between earthquakes, and volcanos as of late alarming to anyone? Is this normal, or is there a sinister warning from all this?

It's the Americans experimenting with Techtonic weapons, it started with the earthquake that caused the 2006 Tsunami, but they have gotten better at localising damage.

[/conspiracy nut]

dsmythy

445279.ie wrote: »

I blame the banks

I blame the parents.

bonerm

dsmythy wrote: »

I blame the parents.

Won't somebody please blame the children!

o1s1n

bonerm wrote: »

Won't somebody please blame the children!

Speaking as a mother...


/barf

longshanks

yes, well speaking as a mother i blame marilyn manson and/or violent video games

edit: and the polish, nearly forgot to blame those swan eating, hard working, good looking polish

About 10 years ago there was an eruption in Iceland - the winds carried the ash to Ireland and there was a layer of red dust on everything about three days later here in Galway.

Weather charts suggest it won't happen this time.

Dravokivich

o1s1n wrote: »

Speaking as a mother...


/barf

bleeding head shops...

ScumLord

Wow, those Icelanders must have really pissed off Jesus, they're getting a terrible run of luck.

Danbo!

Confab wrote: »

Who's going to be the first to blame global warming? Taking all bets!

WE DIDN'T LISTEN!

Michaelrsh

I think it was amazing looking at the videos of the eruption. In the background a glacier and in the centre a burning inferno. Iceland truly is the land of ice and fire.

Michaelrsh

Apparently the Sugarloaf in the Wicklow mountains is an extinct volcano. But who knows, it could become active again. So basically everyone in South Dublin and North Wicklow better be on the guard, they got a volcano in their back yard.

:eek::eek::eek:Dun dun duuuuunnn!!:eek::eek::eek:

Michaelrsh

bonerm wrote: »

Won't somebody please blame the children!

It's God's wrath and pedo priests, except he missed by about 1,500 km or so.

Tabnabs

Michaelrsh wrote: »

Apparently the Sugarloaf in the Wicklow mountains is an extinct volcano. But who knows, it could become active again. So basically everyone in South Dublin and North Wicklow better be on the guard, they got a volcano in their back yard.

:eek::eek::eek:Dun dun duuuuunnn!!:eek::eek::eek:

Back of the class Michaelrsh, anyone who paid attention in geography will know that this is a myth.

The Great Sugar Loaf is composed of Cambrian quartzite, in contrast to the rounded mountains to the west, which are made of Devonian granite. Popularly mistaken for a volcano, it is in fact an erosion-resistant metamorphosed sedimentary deposit from the deep sea.

source

Nevyn

/Glances at the Sugar Loaf and is glad she is a Northsider.

Viper_JB

I blame the IMF >.<

Min

I'm waiting for an update on the Jim Corr website.

I suspect it was the British trying out a new weapon in retaliation for the Icelanders not paying the £3.5 billion they owe.

starbelgrade

Nevore wrote: »

It started with an earthquake, according to REM

Is that what the song, "What's the Frequency Kenneth", about?

Cuddlesworth

minidazzler wrote: »

It's the Americans experimenting with Techtonic weapons, it started with the earthquake that caused the 2006 Tsunami, but they have gotten better at localising damage.

[/conspiracy nut]

Why would they experiment with Tectonic weapons. They have way more nukes then they need to destroy the planet.

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Clearly the pope is responsible.

Kirby

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Why would they experiment with Tectonic weapons. They have way more nukes then they need to destroy the planet.

Plausible deniability.

I highly, highly doubt that anybody has such weapons. It's very Dr evil-ish. But from a logistical standpoint it would be brilliant. People tend to notice if you fire a nuclear missile. Nobody would ever see an earthquake coming and it would be hard to prove who caused it. Plus, you can shoot down missiles with defenses.

Not much defense for the ground opening up and eating you.

There would be money to be made too. You could cause a quake in some developing country and then come in for the clean up with your contractors making buckets of money.

Welcome to my underground lair mr Bond!

Terrlock

Do ye think it's impossible to have tectonic weapons?

And if you think it is possible, do you think they would bother to develop them?

Also if they did have them do you think they wouldn't use them?

ScumLord

Kirby wrote: »

Plausible deniability.

I highly, highly doubt that anybody has such weapons. It's very Dr evil-ish. But from a logistical standpoint it would be brilliant. People tend to notice if you fire a nuclear missile. Nobody would ever see an earthquake coming and it would be hard to prove who caused it. Plus, you can shoot down missiles with defenses.

Most weapons are made to scare the enemy, superpowers don't make nuclear weapons in an attempt to wipe out the world they make them to scare the enemy into submission. If anyone had this weapon they'd let the world know so that it becomes effective straight away even without deployment.

Kirby

They already have a "scare" weapon. They would gain nothing by revealing it. It would be much more useful as a tool to destroy regimes anonymously. If the americans could've gotten their oil without risking troops and international disapproval they would have. If nobody knows you have such a weapon, nobody can blame you when you use it. Ofcourse it doesnt exist but its fun to theorize.

Bonito

dsmythy wrote: »

I blame the parents.

The aul geysers?

Coriolanus

starbelgrade wrote: »

Is that what the song, "What's the Frequency Kenneth", about?

Nah, "it's the end of the world" starts with that line.

snubbleste

Some very nice footage of the volcano here
http://http.ruv.straumar.is/static.ruv.is/vefur/24032010_gosmyndir.wmv

nucking futs

Viper_JB wrote: »

I blame the IMF >.<

Wow, Ethan Hunt never gets any rest, does he? :rolleyes: