

Sunday, April 24, 2016

40 Volcanoes Are Erupting Right Now, and 34 of Them Are Along the Ring of Fire. Global warming or ice age?

Of course the things that we have been seeing lately are part of a much larger long-term trend.  Seismic activity appears to have been getting stronger over the past few decades, and now things really seem to be accelerating.  The following is how one news source recently summarized what we have been witnessing…
If it seems like earthquakes and erupting volcanoes are happening more frequently, that’s because they are. Looking at global magnitude six (M6) or greater from 1980 to 1989 there was an average of 108.5 earthquakes per year, from 2000 to 2009 the planet averaged 160.9 earthquakes per year: that is a 38.9% increase of M6+ earthquakes in recent years. Unrest also seems to be growing among the world’s super-volcanoes. Iceland (which is home to some of the most dangerous volcanoes on the planet), Santorini in Greece, Uturuncu in Bolivia, the Yellowstone and Long Valley calderas in the U.S., Laguna del Maule in Chile, Italy’s Campi Flegrei – almost all of the world’s active super-volcanic systems are now exhibiting some signs of inflation, an early indication that pressure is building in these volcanic systems.
But of course most Americans are never going to care about any of this until it starts affecting them personally.
Well, perhaps they should start paying attention to the warning signs.  In recent weeks we have seen significant earthquakes in Michigan, Texas, Mississippi, California, Idaho And Washington.  In addition, it is being reported that pressure is building in dormant volcanoes in Arizona and California.  Just because we have not had a killer earthquake or a large volcanic eruption in the U.S. in recent years does not mean that it will always be that way.  Right now the entire planet appears to be waking up, and this especially seems to be true of the Ring of Fire.
For so long, the west coast has been incredibly blessed not to have experienced a major seismic event.  But scientists tell us that it is only a matter of time.
For example, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake just hit Japan on Wednesday…
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake that shook northeast Japan on Wednesday was an aftershock of the devastating 2011 quake that triggered a massive tsunami and nuclear power plant meltdown.
“We consider this morning’s earthquake to be an aftershock of the 2011 Northeastern Pacific Earthquake,” said Yohei Hasegawa, an official at the Japanese meteorological agency.
The temblor, which struck just after 6 a.m. local time (5 p.m. ET Tuesday), was sparked by the Pacific tectonic plate “subducting,” or moving under, the main land plate, he added.
Hasegawa warned that more tremors may be on the way.
One Japanese expert is warning that Japan “might have entered an era of great earthquakes and volcanic eruptions“, and considering the immense devastation that the great earthquake and tsunami of 2011 caused, that is a very sobering assessment.
Meanwhile, a series of very strong earthquakes have struck Papua New Guinea recently as well.  The following comes from the Washington Post…
A powerful earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the fourth strong quake to hit the South Pacific island nation in a week. The temblor prompted officials to issue a local tsunami warning, but it was lifted shortly afterward with no reports of damage.
The 7.1-magnitude quake struck about 150 kilometers (94 miles) southwest of the town of Panguna on Bougainville Island at a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Once again, just because things have always been a certain way does not mean that they will always be that way.
As Americans, we are not accustomed to being concerned about major earthquakes and massive volcanic eruptions, but that could soon change in a big way.
The truth is that our planet and our sun are changing in ways that are unpredictable and that our scientists don’t completely understand.
For example, a recent LiveScience article discussed the fact that scientists are deeply puzzled by the fact that the magnetic field of our planet is getting weaker 10 times faster than previously believed…
Scientists already know that magnetic north shifts. Once every few hundred thousand years the magnetic poles flip so that a compass would point south instead of north.
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The Paris agreement concentrated on global warming, but if the post above is right, eruptions of volcanoes will produce colder weather and possibly an ice age.
That's what realist have been trying to say all along, it's not only global warming we have to worry about, that's just the part where those who are more interested in turning it into a political issue and taking selfies are interested in. And finding a reason to again increase taxes, like carbon tax.
Climate change on the other hand is the more immediate danger because all of it's aspect is not taken into consideration and if someone tries to point to it, they are called deniers but the media.
And the sheeples or the lemmings just follow what they are told by the professional politician and his, her, state media...I.E; propaganda.
Volcanoes are one part, the sun's cycle another, so on...and yes add mankind's imprint on the planet and you have climate change not global warming.
The danger is not the elitist who takes and takes, the real danger to civilization is an un-informed, controlled, passive, population who is more interested in their personal well-being or disciples of a certain political persuasion at the expense of the rest of us. You can't convince these people of anything, other than what they are told by those they consider their better. (Remember, if you believe someone is your better, this demeans your place and importance in the circle of life, no one is above you, we are all...human beings, as important as the next person.)

As for the rest of us, keep your eyes open, stay informed even if it sounds to weird, something  is going on with the planet as a whole, it's not what they tell us.
Hopefully thing will settle itself, then again maybe it will get worse, but at least some will have a chance to be ready for what's on the horizon...

The N.C. Chronicle does not take sides, we only offer an opinion, even if it sounds out of this world, the rest is up to you to research and stay informed outside of what you are told.

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