2nd Iceland volcano issues ominous warning....(Katla)

MSNBC ^ | May 27th, 2010

[TaraP]

Scientists say a more powerful Katla volcano is 'close to failure' LONDON - A second, much larger volcano in Iceland is showing signs that it may be about to erupt, scientists have warned.

Since the start of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, which caused cancellations of thousands of flights in Europe because of a giant ash cloud, there has been much speculation about neighboring Katla.

An initial research paper by the University College of London Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction Analysis of the seismic energy released around Katla over the last decade or so is interpreted as providing evidence of a rising ... intrusive magma body on the western flank of the volcano."

[TaraP]

Biblical Prophecy has definetly come alive for our generation!

[SW6906]

ping!

[TaraP]

Yeah..True...But this is the biggie that has more doom than the flekzkdsiadjwkdks EQ....:0)

[Drill Thrawl]

Seems rather redish-orange to me.

[SW6906]

Iceland Volcano Still Awake

Minimal unrest is still being detected in the glacier and GPS monitors show slight changes to its surface, visir.is reports.

The glacier’s surface is unstable due to a thick layer of ash which creates a risk of mudslides, as have already burst forward on two occasions to the south of the glacier.

While both Grímsvötn and Hekla are ripe for an eruption the same doesn’t apply to Katla, Einarsson said, although it is known that it will erupt at some point. However, the next Katla eruption may very well be small.

[Ole Okie]

How “green” is geothermal power now?

Well, you gotta remember that a high authority, Priest Algore, has pronounced the temperature of the earth's core at millions of degrees.

So if the High Priest's pronouncement is correct, and if the core is iron, it's white hot and all bubbly and probably not green at all.

Fortunately or unfortunately as the case may be, High Priest Algore is full of queetop (a little Indian lingo there).

[JimSEA]

LOL. I was thinking just the same thing. We have to learn
to think from the perspective of Mother Nature.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[sissyjane]

Today? Tsunami warning for U.S?

[TaraP]

No not here..I will monitor and let you know....

[GonzoGOP]

Gee, at least this one is easier to spell...

And since in any volcano vs Europe contest I'm rooting for the volcano you an chant this one.

GO Katla GO
GO Katla GO

[TaraP]

UPDATE: Japan News is reporting that the Tsnami warning issued earlier has been cancelled.

Okinawa seashore is being evacuated due to the latest Japan earthquake. The okinawa japan earthquake today did not seem to affect the okinawa japan marine base.

A tsunami is expected imminently at Okinawa, Amami, Tokara islands of Japan after major earthquake per the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The National Weather Service does not expect a Tsunami on the West Coast of the United Statesdue to the Japan Earthquake today.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning after the earthquake. They made the following statement in a bulletin:

“No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data, However - earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter.”

[TaraP]

Then we have this...Friends it seems like we have graduated from birth pains to the tribulation period... Hurricane Could Spread Gulf Spill Far and Wide The hurricane season is looking to be active this year, though cooler water in the western Atlantic could help keep storms out of the Gulf.................................................................................................................. The 2010 hurricane season could be extra vigorous. Cool water in the western Atlantic could keep powerful storms out of the Gulf. Cyclones could blow oil slick far and wide, while more powerful storms could mix the oil with deeper waters. enlargeOil from the leaking Deep Horizon oil rig is seen swirling through the currents in the Gulf of Mexico. Click to enlarge this image. AP Photo/Dave Martin The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 with two exceptional facts: The tropical Atlantic's hurricane growing factory is warmer than ever and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is still growing.

[sissyjane]

Thank you.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Bush’s fault.......

[Joya]

Thank you for the ping.

I still think we haven’t heard the last of the Gulf oil spill.

As Charmaine Eggers said, it’s not the USofA Prez’s Katrina, it’s his Chernobyl.

http://runningfrombabylon.blogspot.com/2010/05/death-comes-for-fish-of-macondo.html

[Star Traveler]

What you'll see from this is an effect upon the planet in terms of Global Warming and Global Cooling. It's something that has had a major effect upon the planet in the past. We've had many, many such eruptions on the past and they continue on into today.

When you look at that chart, you'll see the past eruptions in connection with Global Cooling. If there are eruptions on the "upside" of the temperature swing, then it will be affecting how much of an "upswing" there will be.

Take a look at the last major "Global Warming" upswing and the number of volcanoes on that "upside" of the swing. It looks like to me, what would have been more major of a "Global Warming" swing (from that deep cooling earlier) was "muted" from being even warmer than it was, from numerous volcanoes interfering into the cycles of Global Warming and Global Cooling that happen naturally, already.

Lately we've been in a "Global Cooling" phase from our last "Global Warming" phase, because of the recent sunspot low point. That's supposed to lead to a decade or more of "Global Cooling" now. And you add in those volcanic eruptions, which happen with regularity throughout our history on earth, and you've got even more of a cooling trend... :-)

And, by the way, in the Continental US, the lower 48, we've had two major volcanic eruptions last century. One in Northern California and another one in Southern Washington, just north of Portland, Oregon.

As you can see... volcanic eruptions are a "constant" in our history. They'll always be happening.

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Global Temperature Trends From 2500 B.C. To 2040 A.D.

Until recently, global temperatures were more than a degree Fahrenheit warmer when compared to the overall 20th Century mean. From August of 2007 through February of 2008, the Earth’s mean reading dropped to near the 200-year average temperature of 57 degrees. Since that time, the mean reading has been fluctuating.

We, Cliff Harris and Randy Mann, believe that the warming and even the cooling of global temperatures are the result of long-term climatic cycles, solar activity, sea-surface temperature patterns and more. However, Mankind’s activities of the burning of fossil fuels, massive deforestations, the replacing of grassy surfaces with asphalt and concrete, the ‘Urban Heat Island Effect,’ are making conditions ‘worse’ and this will ultimately enhance the Earth’s warming process down the meteorological roadway in the next several decades.

From the late 1940s through the early 1970s, a climate research organization called the Weather Science Foundation of Crystal Lake, Illinois, determined that the planet’s warm, cold, wet and dry periods were the result of alternating short-term and long-term climatic cycles. These researchers and scientists also concluded that the Earth’s ever-changing climate likewise has influenced global and regional economies, human and animal migrations, science, religion and the arts as well as shifting forms of government and strength of leadership.

Much of this data was based upon thousands of hours of research done by Dr. Raymond H. Wheeler and his associates during the 1930s and 1940s at the University of Kansas. Dr. Wheeler was well-known for his discovery of various climate cycles, including his highly-regarded ‘510-Year Drought Clock’ that he detailed at the end of the ‘Dust Bowl’ era in the late 1930s.

During the early 1970s, our planet was in the midst of a colder and drier weather cycle. Inflationary recessions and oil shortages led to rationing and long gas lines at service stations worldwide. The situation at that time was far worse than it is now, at least for the time being.

The Weather Science Foundation also predicted, based on these various climate cycles, that our planet would turn much warmer and wetter by the early 2000s, resulting in general global prosperity. They also said that we would be seeing at this time widespread weather ‘extremes.’ There’s little doubt that most of their early predictions came true.

Our recent decline in the Earth’s temperature may be a combination of both long-term and short-term climate cycles, decreased solar activity and the development of a strong long-lasting La Nina, the current cooler than normal sea-surface temperature event in the south-central Pacific Ocean. Sunspot activity in the past 18 months has decreased to the lowest levels since ‘The Little Ice Age’ ended in the mid-to late 1800s. This "cool spell," though, may only be a brief interruption to the Earth’s overall warming trend. Only time will tell.

Based on these predictions, it appears that much warmer readings may be expected for Planet Earth, especially by the 2030s, that will eventually top 1998's global highest reading of 58.3 degrees. It’s quite possible we could see an average temperature in the low 60s. Until then, this ‘cooling period’ may last from just a few months to as long as several years, especially if sunspot activity remains very low.

We at Harris-Mann Climatology, www.LongRangeWeather.com, believe that our prolonged cycle of wide weather ‘extremes,’ the worst in at least 1,000 years, will continue and perhaps become even more severe, especially by the mid 2010s. We should see more powerful storms, including major hurricanes and increasing deadly tornadoes. There will likewise be widespread flooding, crop-destroying droughts and freezes and violent weather of all types including ice storms, large-sized hail and torrential downpours.

We are already seeing on virtually every continent an almost Biblical weather scenario of increasing droughts and floods. In both the southwestern and southeastern corners of the U.S, there are severe water shortage problems associated with chronic long-term dryness. In some cases, the water deficits are the worst in at least 400 years.

Dr. Wheeler also discovered that approximately every 102 years, a much warmer and drier climatic cycle affects our planet. The last such ‘warm and dry’ peak occurred in 1936, at the end of the infamous ‘Dust Bowl’ period. During that time, extreme heat and dryness, combined with a multitude of problems during the ‘Great Depression,’ made living conditions practically intolerable.

The next ‘warm and dry’ climatic phase is scheduled to arrive in the early 2030s, probably peaking around 2038. It is expected to produce even hotter and drier weather patterns than we saw during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

But, we should remember, that the Earth’s coldest periods have usually followed excessive warmth. Such was the case when our planet moved from the Medieval Warm Period between 900 and 1300 A.D. to the sudden ‘Little Ice Age,’ which peaked in the 17th Century.

By the end of this 21st Century, a big cool down may occur that could ultimately lead to expanding glaciers worldwide, even in the mid-latitudes. We could possibly see even a new Great Ice Age. Based on long-term climatic data, these major ice ages have recurred about every 11,500 years. Well, you guessed it. The last extensive ice age was approximately 11,500 years ago, so we may be due. Again, only time will tell.

[TaraP]

Thanks for the info ST! I guess one could say is Global Warming/Cooling coming from demonic forces? and will GOD’s wrath put an end to all of it......

Have you read the *Origin of Chaos*? Fascinating! and really puts the Book of Revelation into some understanding that goes beyond what we have understood....In fact the entire Bible.....

[Travis McGee]

Great Post!

[Travis McGee]

This is "Katla" on Google images, created by an artist named Switchblade 0739.