Comments on: Icelandic Volcanoes–Disrupting Weather & History Since 1783

By: Pula

Pula — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:40:29 +0000

Air transportation suffers because of volcanic eruption, but this is nature and nature don’t ask

By: Dave G

Dave G — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:58:34 +0000

December and freezing weather here in the UK, how much of this can be attributed to the Icelandic volcanoes?

By: Duke

Duke — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:38:20 +0000

I believe when the icelandic volcano finally erupts NY city will get snow and could be in the summer

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:15:20 +0000

Sorry Jeff – Rock spured of of volcanoes contain living bateria,and soil does fight back. Most soil comes from rock spured out of volcanoes that has broken down over millions of years. If we listen to it,it will tell you what it needs exactly to create outstanding results. Killing the weeds though poison? Poisons kill good bacteria that are essential for it’s health.

No living bacteria in soil equals non sustanable food crops through pest invasion,disease and poor health,and (a lot like human health I suspect).

The earth is a living thing. Maybe not as we humans term it, but certainly in the context of the thousands of natural cycles that take place on our earth and in our enviroment as we speak,- from all LIVING bacteria’s in soil that move and pulse to the earths magnetic forces (as humans do – no magnetic force = no life on earth) to the tree’s that clean our air and give off the oxygen that we humans breath.

I know I raved on a bit here but I thought it may prompt some thought.

Maybe if we treated the earth we live in as a living breathing part of our everyday lives and NURTURED and ENCOMPASSES all the beauty that it gives us, – we would not be in the poor enviromental state of decay we find ourselves in at the moment, through pollution and land degradation etc etc.

By: Jeff Mason

Jeff Mason — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:32:33 +0000

First, I presume the weather channels and websites will put out much information on the topic. “Weather Spin,” as I call it, should be completely avoided and all documents leading to it should be destroyed. When, I hope, we have an honest account for the weather the data will speak for itself–our theories will then be provenn right or wrong. Second, the Earth is NOT a living thing. It is a scientific marvel though. Spinning rock inside lava, inside a crust. Very interesting indeed. Yet, not alive. Sorry. dirt doesn’t fight back, or talk back to me. When I engineer a landscape based on climate and accountable weather the landscape will thrive not die. Thus, human input does help in areas. I just have to kill the weeds. :)

By: Chris Bove'

Chris Bove' — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:04:01 +0000

Earth Day just came and went. It’s all about saving the Earth, right? The good news is that the Earth will go on living until the Sun does it in. As for us, humans, well if are the problem then hopefully the Earth will change enough that we will die thus allowing the Earth to have a full recovery.

If we are the cause, the disease, than we should be killed. My body, like the planet is alive. If a virus enters my body, in it’s defense, my body will create a hostel environment by increasing my the body’s temperature. We are the virus and if the planet must change to destroy us then so be it.

I find the contradiction too astounding. Humans say they want to save the planet but what they fail to do is admit that the only real way to save the planet is to take people out of the picture. If people truly believe man is the cause than the cure is simple, death to man.

By: John

John — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:46:09 +0000

Two events are currently underway, in my opinion. The first event is in the Philippines, where the entity that controls all climate on Earth is repeating the same event that happened in the Old Testament – where all rainfall was withheld for around three years.

The Philippine Gov. did not believe a 2-Part message from the entity to man.

It is very possible Germany may see snow in July this year. Again, this is just my opinion. I am just sharing this opinion with you. Only time can tell if both events become true.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:08:33 +0000

“Quick, someone call Al Gore and advise him of this!”

Very funny. nooooot.

If the vulcano would erupt forever the earth would die from the amount of pollution it would create. at least all inhabitants called humans.

My point is that humans are now polluting more and more and this would equal maybe 3 vulcanos continiusly erupting.

The earth can handle some vulcans but not by far vulcans + human pollution.

What i want to see is more scientists who working for a solution to prepare europe and the world for these kind of events.

By: eddytoronto

eddytoronto — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:29:42 +0000

Throw the Bankers in The Volcano. This will make the Gods very Happy . Yes the Volcano will sleep again!…..θυσία

By: carddan

carddan — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:02:36 +0000

I appreciated this article. Even while mentioning climate changing events, it did not stray into the area of anthropogenic factors.

By: sati

sati — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:09:59 +0000

how many people will be comfortable to fly in this disaster environment? probably no one.

By: datorraine

datorraine — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:06:10 +0000

I’m a simple pedestrian here. But suspected, before reading this article, that with a little more sustained volcanic eruption Europe may be in for a weather challenged life on this planet. Reading this article informed me proving (to me) that my instinct was spot on. All one needs is a little common sense and some technology to figure out a way to be in the world. Now I will go on to research the famine and check out the weather stuff that happened between the years 1783- 1789 in France and other Northern European countries … about the globe? When I’m finished I will have found a way circulate this information through my Afro-centric, Multi-cultural community here in the US. (Guess I will tie in the $$ impact stuff). We just need to keep connecting the dots…. around the world. Good job on this article.

By: datorraine

datorraine — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:49:09 +0000

I’m a simple pedestrian here. But suspected, before reading this article, that with a little more sustained volcanic eruption Europe may be in for a weather challenged life on this planet. Reading this article informed me proving (to me) that my instinct was spot on. All one needs is a little common sense and some technology to figure out a way to be in the world. I will go on now to research the famine that happened 1783 and check out the weather stuff through out the years to 1989 not only France but other Northern European countries… about the globe. When I’m finished I will have found a way to deliver this information to my Afro-centric, Multi-cultural community here US. (Guess I will tie in the $$ impact stuff). We just need to keep connecting the dots…. around the world. Good job on this article.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:35:33 +0000

Wouldn’t that fact that thousands of planes have been grounded for several days now counter-act all the sulfur being emitted into the atmosphere by the volcano? I’d assume that all the GHGs emitted by airplanes flying over europe on a dialy basis come close to what the volcano is putting out.

By: m

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:09:54 +0000

Checked out the site.

a poor resource. many of the links ignore basic physics, and not a single one of the 10 I tried mentioned water vapour as the true GHG. It’s a very poor model when water is ignored.

By: Daniel J. Andrews

Daniel J. Andrews — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 03:38:53 +0000

James Hansen’s early climatic model in the 1980s factored in a large eruption, and the model showed global cooling before warming reasserted itself. A few years later Mt. Pinatubo erupted, and the temperature drop and subsequent warming matched the output of Hansen’s model. So Gore already knows as unlike most people with an opinion on the subject he tries to keep up-to-date on the science (that includes correcting errors when the scientists tell him he’s misunderstood something–corrections you won’t see from copy-paste commenters, antiscience websites, talk show hosts, clown weathermen, and Faux News).

For background, read Spencer Weart’s Discovery of Global Warming. It’s online, free, and it is a great resource to keep from embarrassing yourself.

By: CharlesDarwin

CharlesDarwin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:19:26 +0000

Quick, someone call Al Gore and advise him of this!