[Nachum]

Ruh Roh... Godzilla awakens!

call Mothra!

[mlocher]

“They always travel in pairs,” — Woody Allen.

[TSgt]

On the bright side its name is easier to pronounce.

[unkus]

That should block out more of the sun and ease global warming.

Algore had better start up a new scam.

[Windflier]

"Each time Eyjafjallajokull has erupted in the past 2,000 years – in 920, in 1612 and between 1821 and 1823 – Katla has exploded within six months."

This is the central datum that caught my eye several days ago.

These two volcanoes are basically sisters. When one goes off, the other soon follows. Katla is the more fearsome of the two, and when that one blows, it's going to affect the whole earth.

The most devastating consequences will be seen in Iceland itself, and in the areas of Europe most recently affected. If Katla goes, North-Western Europe is going to look like something out of a doomsday novel.

Couldn't come at a worse time, politically, or economically.

[GonzoGOP]

I find myself cheering for the Volcano's. I know its wrong but seeing the Earth demonstrate in no uncertain terms that humans are not in charge around here brings me a sort of guilty pleasure. It just goes to show how farcical all this Gia cult / global warming crap is. A volcano cannot be appeased by throwing it virgins, and it can't be appeased by driving a Toyota Prius. So all you greenies who think you can control nature get a good look. Nature controls you.

Now all you greenies please get back to picking up trash or doing something for the environment that might actually be useful. Not because you are saving the Earth (It can take care of itself quite nicely thank you) but because it makes peoples lives on the Earth a bit more pleasant.

[Darren McCarty]

Katla is like the Mount St Helens of Iceland.

It concerns me, but not on a "doomsday" level. Laki is the one where the SHTF.

[Cobra64]

Bush’s fault.

[Cobra64]

Ruh Roh... Godzilla awakens!

call Mothra!

[mylife]

Bushs Fault? Or Global Warming?

[mylife]

A few weeks ago Obama was mocking this stuff...

There’s been plenty of fear-mongering, plenty of overheated rhetoric. You turn on the news, you’ll see the same folks are still shouting about there’s going to be an end of the world because this bill passed. (Laughter.) I’m not exaggerating. Leaders of the Republican Party, they called the passage of this bill “Armageddon.” (Laughter.) Armageddon. “End of freedom as we know it.”

So after I signed the bill, I looked around to see if there any — (laughter) — asteroids falling or — (applause) — some cracks opening up in the Earth. (Laughter.) It turned out it was a nice day. (Laughter.) Birds were chirping. Folks were strolling down the Mall. People still have their doctors.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Awesome! When do the meteors arrive?
I love this stuff.

[wyokostur]

sooooo...if earthquakes are caused by slutty women...what causes volcanoes to erupt???

[flying Elvis]

Chicken Little would fit right in on FR at times:

Katla has erupted 20 times in the last 1000 years and somehow European civilization has survived.

Katla 1955 (small subglacial eruption)
Katla 1918 12 October 24
Katla 1860 8 May 20
Katla 1823 26 June 28
Katla 1755 17 October ~120
Katla 1721 11 May ~100
Katla 1660 3 November ~60
Katla 1625 2 September 13
Katla 1612 12 October
Katla 1580 11 August
Katla ~1500
Katla 15th century
Katla 1416
Katla ~1357
Katla 1262
Katla 1245
Katla ~1179
Katla 12th century
Eldgjá-Katla ~934
Katla ~920
Katla Late 9th century or early 10th century

[AZLiberty]

Professor McGuire, who sits on the Government’s Cobra emergency committee, pointed out that Katla was 10 times bigger than Eyjafjallajokull. It also has a much bigger ice cap, and it is the mixture of melting cold water and lava that causes explosions and for ash to shoot to high altitudes.

I guess nuking the ice cap wouldn't be PC, would it?

[Jack Hydrazine]

Katla Kan’t Wait!

[The_Media_never_lie]

Second, more powerful Icelandic volcano likely to explode soon

Third, the world will surely end.

[Disambiguator]

This whole situation is Katla-esque.

*rim shot*

[NavyCanDo]

The Iceland volcano problem could be solved in a heartbeat if we send in the Marines.

We all learned just a few days ago by a Democrat Congressman, so much smarter than us, that if you put too many Marines on an Island, it will capsize. Iceland is an Island.

See where I’m going here?

Iceland needs to be capsized. That will extinguish the Volcano and it will never again be a problem. I even got a pithy operation name for it. G.I. Joe versus the Volcano.

[firebrand]

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

[wardaddy]

Get all those beautiful women out of there now dammit

and fast track their amnesty to Franklin TN please...my boys are growing up fast.

ya hear me?