Mmmmm...erupting stromboli.
Posted on 02/27/2007 10:44:02 AM PST by blam
Pass the Pepperoni Please.
I hope the island of Calzone isn't in any danger.
Mmmmm...erupting stromboli.
A penne for your thoughts.
A good sauvignon goes best with lava.
No surprise; every time I have a stromboli, I get gaseous eruptions, too.
That looks frisky to me...
Stromboli is known as the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean. It has been an active volcano for at least 2,000 years. The Greeks and the Romans were among the first to see this volcano erupt.
Another picture via the RAI site.
Isn't this one of thee most active volcano's on Earth?
Is it bubbling over with spiced ham and white cheese? Yum!
Only a UN resolution could stop this.
Indonesian engineers attempt to plug crater
Indonesian engineers successfully dropped large concrete balls into a fissure Monday to try to stem a gushing mud eruption that has engulfed hundreds of homes and displaced 11,000 people.
Over the next few weeks, authorities plan to drop nearly 1,500 balls, each weighing up to 40 kilograms, into the crater that started spewing mud at a gas drilling field on Java island nine months ago. The team hopes the balls will gradually reduce the mud flow, which is surging out at a rate of up to 126,000 cubic metres of sediment per day.
Sixteen balls were dropped into the fissure Monday. Authorities were to monitor the effects of the balls before dropping more Tuesday.
Critics have said they fear the experiment might cause the mud to flow from different points in the gas field.
Mud fissures are fairly common along volatile tectonic belts such as the one running below Indonesia, and in areas where there are rich oil and natural gas deposits. Opinions differ about the cause of the mud flow, but experts agree it could continue for years.
Some scientists suggest the rupture was triggered by faulty gas exploration techniques by operator PT Lapindo Brantas. Other research suggests it is the result of increased seismic activity, with the mud flow starting two days after a major earthquake elsewhere on Java.
Some of the mud is being channelled to the sea, while the rest is being contained behind dams.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | 9:21 AM ET
Well, you're a real boy now, whaddaya worried about?
From Google Earth; near Piscità (Italy) by Giuseppe Grande
I was thinking a Pinot Noir myself.
Definately go with a red wine.
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