Who would have thought that a volcano would have shut down air travel in Europe? What intrigues me is that it seems to be that there is more seismic activity lately than ever before, or maybe it is just that the news of this activity is more readily available. For instance, 9 earthquakes of 4.0 or higher have occurred today (so far) as I am writing this. However the USGS says we are not having more earthquakes than normal. They say that the fact that we have so many monitoring stations now is why we see so many earthquakes reported. OK, I did start with a volcano, so I figure I will chase that a bit more.
Did you know that in 1991 one volcanic eruption (Mount Pinatubo) cooled the earth for an average of 2 degrees for an entire year? Of course, this goes back to the whole global warming/climate change discussion. Of course it is not a discussion once someone discussing uses the term “denier” which means they would rather make personal attacks rather than intelligent discussions.
I just think it is interesting that one volcano can effect so much and millions and millions of people could not make such an effect if they tried with all of their might.
Maybe I am wandering, don’t really care – I am at home re-cooping and not a lot else. Whatever you do – stay safe!
