Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.isexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down15cross-posted to: earthscience@mander.xyznews@kbin.social
arrow-up1391arrow-down1external-linkA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.isHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: earthscience@mander.xyznews@kbin.social
minus-squarebadragonfly7137@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoVolcanoes typically erupt with a lot of ash which blocks the sun and cools the planet. Get a big enough volcano and the earth stays cooler for years, disrupting crops and creating a potential famine.
minus-squareTakatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe sum total of 33 actively degassing volcanoes in the world results in 60,000,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year without undergoing any eruption. We could use a little ice age to go with.
Volcanoes typically erupt with a lot of ash which blocks the sun and cools the planet. Get a big enough volcano and the earth stays cooler for years, disrupting crops and creating a potential famine.
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The sum total of 33 actively degassing volcanoes in the world results in 60,000,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year without undergoing any eruption.
We could use a little ice age to go with.