N. Korea: Fear of Mt. Baekdu Eruption Grows(dormant volcano at Sino-NK border waking up)

Chosun Ilbo ^ | 06/22/10

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Fear of Mt. Baekdu Eruption Grows

Geologists are warning of a volcanic eruption within a few years on Mt. Baekdu, the mountain on the border between North Korea and China traditionally seen as the birthplace of the Korean nation.

Yoon Sung-hyo, a geologist at Pusan National University, who has been researching Mt. Baekdu along with Japanese and Chinese experts, said Friday there are "clear signs" of a Mt. Baekdu eruption in the near future, with Chinese experts expecting it to happen between 2014 and 2015.

Yoon called on the government to be prepared. He cited several pieces of evidence, including bubbles in Heaven Lake, or Cheonji, on top of Mt. Baekdu, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake along the North Korea-Russia border in February that may have been caused by magma under Mt. Baekdu, and the fact that the mountain has been steadily rising in height.

"There are records that show volcanic ash falling as far away as Japan when Mt. Baekdu erupted between 946 to 947 A.D. during the Koryo Dynasty," Yoon said. "At that time, between 83 to 117 cubic km of volcanic ash was created, which is about 1,000 times more than during the eruption in Iceland this spring, according to Japanese experts." An eruption on Mt. Baekdu could result in a major catastrophe.

A photo of Mt. Baekdu on a website run by North Korea to promote the mountain

[TigerLikesRooster]

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[The Sons of Liberty]

If it did, I wouldn’t be surprised if 0bamao rushed aid to his marxist brothers.

[PGR88]

If that mountain blows, where are North Koreans going to forage for tree-bark to eat??

[PetroniusMaximus]

“1,000 times larger...”

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[SengirV]

I wonder if the state media in NK has already blamed this on a new US weapon of some kind

[TigerLikesRooster]

Not only N. Korea but also China and Russia could blame U.S.. Desperate people can do amazing things.
On the bright side, it will burn Chia Head(or his dead body) to a crisp.

[GonzoGOP]

Oh please, Oh please, Oh please let this mountain blow its top. I just love it when the socialist states play the brink riding game only to be completely thrown for a loop by a natural disaster or an accident. Obama was playing this game here and then the Oil Spill showed that he wasn't really in control. Kruchev tried to play it until a drought put his 5 year plans in the dumpster.

[Little Ray]

I’m sure this is Cheney or Rove’s doing...

[LasVegasMac]

I wonder if the state media in NK has already blamed this on a new US weapon of some kind

Paging Mr. Rove.....Karl Rove please pick up the white phone.

[TigerLikesRooster]

If this blows up, it may well destroy both N. Korean and Chinese regime. Russian Far East could be wasted, too.

[Uncle Miltie]

What’s a few orders of magnitude to a ronery reader?

[Red Badger]

I don’t know where I’ma gonna go when the volcano blow!...........

[GOPJ]

If that mountain blows, where are North Koreans going to forage for tree-bark to eat??

When the mountain blows grandfathers can once again stave themselves to death so their grandchildren can have the extra tree bark to eat... it'll bring the horror full circle.

[Oratam]

"Mt. Baekdu, the mountain on the border between North Korea and China . . ."

Is it part of a chain or is it a solitary, or should I say ronery, mountain.

[SevenofNine]

Would that be something if volcano go on on top of Chia Pet head he is like mole RIGHT LOL!

[TigerLikesRooster]

It is solitary.