Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano may erupt

AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/09/08 | Gonzalo Solano - ap

[NormsRevenge]

Tungurahua is a steep-sided stratovolcano that towers 3 km above its northern base. Historical eruptions from the summit crater have included strong explosions and sometimes lava flows, lahars, and pyroclastic flows that reached populated areas at the volcano's base. The volcano's complex historical record includes sudden, violent eruptions.

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Imgs/Jpg/Tungurahua/19991102_Tung_caption.html

Photograph by Alcinoe Calahorrano on November 2, 1999

Night view of one of many explosive events at Tungurahua Volcano, Ecuador, that occurred during the continuous extrusion of lava in the summit crater in November and December. In this time-lapse photograph, glowing lava fragments can be seen blasting into the air and falling onto the upper flanks of the volcano. When the hot fragments hit the ground, they typically continue rolling down the steep sides of the volcano, creating a glowing collar around the summit area.

[NormsRevenge]

This is from October 16, 2006

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14022

Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador

The Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador underwent a severe eruption in August 2006, followed by intermittent eruptive activity over the next couple months. On October 16, 2006, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the volcano as it released a plume of volcanic ash.

[redangus]

Interestingly global temperatures started to rise after we put scrubbers on all the coal fired power plants to remove the SO2. You want to stop global warming remove the scubbers and allow all those little volcanoes to fill the atmosphere with the SO2.

[Brad from Tennessee]

VOLCANOES AND CLIMATE

http://www.icecap.us/

[rlmorel]

I am pretty sure this is the same volcano a little while back...just beautiful! (As long as I am not in its path...}