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2006-08-08 Southeast Asia

Philippine Volcano Set To Erupt: Global Warming To Take A Hit

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Bailiff, please bring Mr. Spock to the Lord High Grand Inquisitor for Environment. Mr. Spock is to be charged for vulcanogenic disruptions to Mother Gaia (peace be upon her). Tell him to bring his checkbook."

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-08-08 00:16|| 2006-08-08 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 My volcanologist friend said that Mt. Augustine here in Alaska emits 500 tons/day of sulfur dioxide on a normal steaming day. During an eruption, it is estimated to put out 6000 tons/dayh. I would imagine that this volcano would be similar. So where is Al Gore, Kyoto signatories, and enviro-crats when this volcano stuff happens? Huh? Huh????

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-08-08 00:24|| 2006-08-08 00:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Global Warming To Take A Hit

My God my whole GIG'S In The Balance....someone please call a WAAH-MBULANCE

Posted by Al Gore">Al Gore 2006-08-08 00:34|| 2006-08-08 00:34|| Front Page Top

#4 1816 was the Year Without a Summer.

The Year Without a Summer, also known as the Poverty Year and Eighteen hundred and froze to death, was 1816, in which severe summer climate abnormalities destroyed crops in Northern Europe, the American Northeast and eastern Canada[1][2]. Historian John D. Post has called this "the last great subsistence crisis in the western world".

It is now generally thought that the aberrations occurred because of the 5 April 15 April 1815 volcanic eruptions of Mount Tambora on the island of Sumbawa in the Dutch East Indies (in today's Indonesia) which ejected immense amounts of volcanic dust into the upper atmosphere. La Soufrière in Saint Vincent in the Caribbean in 1812, and Mayon in the Philippines in 1814, had already built up atmospheric dust in major eruptions. As is common following a massive volcanic eruption, temperatures fell worldwide owing to less sunlight passing through the atmosphere.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-08-08 00:40|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-08-08 00:40|| Front Page Top

#5 That's it. I'm outta here. Taxi!

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-08-08 01:02|| 2006-08-08 01:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Can we dispatch Al on an emergency flight ASAP ? He should be stationed at the rim to see if he can plug the damn thing before it spits out all the global warming juice. And Al, if it starts shaking, run like your ass is on fire. Don't look back, cause it probably will be.

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-08-08 02:09|| 2006-08-08 02:09|| Front Page Top

#7 AP, Mayon is pumping out 12,000 tons of SO2 a day. A number that will go way higher if it erupts.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-08-08 03:15|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-08-08 03:15|| Front Page Top

#8 I consider it particularly unfair to Philippinos. There should be a big motha volcano in Soddy in Hejaz region. Exploding often. And one at Qom, although there is some, yet insufficient, seismic activity.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-08-08 05:26|| 2006-08-08 05:26|| Front Page Top

#9 The largest volcano in the middle East is only 50 Kilometers from Teheran. It hasn't erupted in historical times, but you never know (fingers crossed). Link

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-08-08 06:23|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-08-08 06:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Maybe Karl Rove needs to prod it?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-08-08 06:28|| 2006-08-08 06:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Haliburton!!! You've missed this one!

Posted by twobyfour 2006-08-08 06:56|| 2006-08-08 06:56|| Front Page Top

#12 In the grand order of karma in the universe, I propose as recognition to multi-culturalism that the society adopt the old pacific islander tradition of appeasing the volcano gods [cause we know the wackos will never accept old style Christian traditions]. Lets sacrifice the old fashion way by tossing a ~~rube~~ first earther, cause you just got to use a true believer, mother nature will not accept apostates or non-believers.

Posted by Snaviting Angulet5501 2006-08-08 09:27|| 2006-08-08 09:27|| Front Page Top

#13 Its Bush's fault!

Posted by DarthVader 2006-08-08 09:28|| 2006-08-08 09:28|| Front Page Top

#14 You know? Acid rain really has been getting short shrift in the last half-decade or so. It's been "greenhouse" this and "climate change" that and "ozone hole" the other thing.

What with all the SO2 talk, can we get a moment of silence to remember the dreaded Acid Rain?
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And thank you.

Posted by eLarson 2006-08-08 10:23|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-08-08 10:23|| Front Page Top

#15 Phil,

Perhaps they could sacrifice 72 virgins?

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2006-08-08 16:27|| 2006-08-08 16:27|| Front Page Top

#16 Time for Algore and the Kyoto signatories to sue God for "unauthorized greenhouse gas emissions". What court, I wonder?

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-08 18:56|| 2006-08-08 18:56|| Front Page Top

#17 Brussels, of course

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-08 18:57|| 2006-08-08 18:57|| Front Page Top

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