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To: SpaceBar; Explorer89; SunkenCiv; blam; All

In the case of the increase of volcanic activity at the end of the last ice age, it is possible that the outburst of volcanism in Europe WAS caused by the melting and lifting upward of compressed areas in Europe. There were significant volcanic eruptions or flows in Germany, France, and Italy. Activity has continued in Italy on a smaller scale.

However, the idea that global warming will trigger intense volcanic activity is a real stretch unless it might take place in Antarctica if great quantities of ice melt where Mt. Erebus and others are located, also allowing significant uplift. While melting may be taking place in the Alps, and the Himalayas, these are not volcanic type mountain areas. I don’t think there is deep enough snow cover to affect the volcanic potential in the Andes.

I have noted an interesting phenomena in the temperature charts. Between 30,000 and 22,000 years ago there were three major temperature drops. I have identified one possible cause for the drop 22,000 years ago. That is the eruption of Sakura-Jima. This Japanese volcano left a 15 mile diameter caldera which could have sent up a lot of ash and cooling sulfur. Currently there is an active smaller volcano on the edge of that caldera, as well as a city and port.


48 posted on 05/11/2012 9:35:00 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

A significant melting of ice will cause some redistribution of weight on the crusts, etc and possibly cause earthquakes and volcanoes.


49 posted on 05/12/2012 5:11:56 AM PDT by blam
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To: gleeaikin

Thanks glee’! If all the ice in Antarctica (including the amount above sealevel, which is the shorter half of all the ice there) melted, the isostatic rebound could result in the eruption of any existing volcano there, or anywhere (particularly south of the Equator). It would be difficult to be positive of the causation though. :’)


50 posted on 05/12/2012 11:19:52 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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