Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London about to erupt?

Daily Mail ^ | 2nd January 2012 | Ted Thornhill

[george76]

A sleeping super-volcano in Germany is showing worrying signs of waking up. It's lurking just 390 miles away underneath the tranquil Laacher See lake near Bonn and is capable of ejecting billions of tons of magma.

This monster erupts every 10 to 12,000 years and last went off 12,900 years ago.

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Volcanologists believe that the Laacher See volcano is still active as carbon dioxide is bubbling up to the lake’s surface, which indicates that the magma chamber below is 'degassing'.

[COBOL2Java]

I first thought this story was about Islam in Europe.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I wonder which one caused this? “Global warming”, fracking or President George W. Bush.

[george76]

[Psycho_Bunny]

Wired had a tidbit on this article:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/fearmongering-gets-started-in-2012-laacher-see-is-not-ready-to-blow/

[aruanan]

I guess that would sort of obviate the problem of the European Union.

[mnehring]

So I need to start clearing out the extra bedrooms for our friends and family in Europe who are about to be refugees?

[D Rider]

"Laacher See lake"

Redundant, how about Laarcher lake.

[tumblindice]

“Meine Nase ist verstopft!”
Herr Barney Frank

[ThomasThomas]

“So I need to start clearing out the extra bedrooms for our friends and family in Europe who are about to be refugees?”

Unless the one in Yellowstone takes us out first.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks george76.

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[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

” So I need to start clearing out the extra bedrooms for our friends and family in Europe who are about to be refugees?”

You don’t have to hurry though. All indications are it will blow on Dec 21.

[george76]

Thanks

[Popman]

-——carbon dioxide is bubbling up to the lake’s surface,-——

Wow if this thing blows Germany is going to owe billions in carbon credits ...../S

[Cicero]

Or maybe they can bottle and sell it. Special sparkling water from der Laacher See.

[bigheadfred]

Germany wipes out London with fire bombs...On Blitzen...

[omega4179]

wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/fearmongering-gets-started-in-2012-laacher-see-is-not-ready-to-blow/

[cripplecreek]

This “super” volcano doesn’t appear to be all that super.

[al baby]

Sorta like the la brea tar pits in L.a.