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To: PIF
1964 it was 9.2 (20+ times greater) ... which makes a 7.x look like child’s play.

Shouldn't that be 100+ times greater? Each whole number increase is tenfold, so a 9 versus 7 would be 10x10 or 100 times greater.

32 posted on 11/30/2018 6:32:35 PM PST by roadcat
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To: roadcat

You are probably right - it seems a bit confusing - originally, it was just supposed to be 10x but then there are different sets of values which seem to indicate 1000x or 100x depending. Just lets say significantly greater.

Aside: The 10x scale is how the Volcanic VEI is reported


35 posted on 12/01/2018 3:05:00 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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