Posted on 05/13/2008 9:23:41 AM PDT by NYer
Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanos are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008.
REUTERS/Carlos Gutierrez (CHILE)
The Etna volcano in Sicily rumbled back to life on Tuesday with a "seismic event" followed by a burst of ash, volcanologists said three days after minor eruptions shook the cone.
A "seismic event provoking a strong explosion was recorded Tuesday at 0424 GMT (6:42 am local) in parts of the peak of the volcano," the National Geophysics and Vulcanology Institute in Sicily's Catania region said in a statement.
The explosion on Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano at 3,295 metres (10,810 feet), was followed by a rain of ash on the southeast crater, "where significant gas emissions are occurring," the statement said.
The institute dispatched experts on Tuesday to the site, but "the phenomenon currently represents no danger to people or property," it said.
Saturday's eruption, accompanied by streams of lava, was also at the volcano's southeast crater.
The last eruption of Mount Etna was in November 2007, two months after another eruption forced a temporary closure of nearby Catania airport due to flowing lava and clouds of ash.
The last major eruption was in 2001.
Thought I would post this to the Religion Forum where it would be appreciated ;-) That first picture is just amazing!
Seismic events are popping up around the planet. Japan, Greece, England, China, San Diego, Reno, Aleutians, Chile. Stand by.
Earthquakes everywhere. Volcano activity everywhere. What’s up with that? (Oh yeah, Bush’s Fault.)
It certainly is.
I realize there are thousands of earthquakes each day; do you see a particular pattern emerging with this particular string of quakes?
We’re not doomed, this is entirely contained.
Apparently the last 40 years or so have been quiet in regards to big geologic events. It seems to be returning to normal.
That is such a cool picture!
Lightning bolts?
Volcanos?
Earthquakes?
Cyclones?
Tornados?
The end times are here.
REPENT! REPENT!!
Psalm 24
1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
From the movie Independence Day:
Coincidence?
The volcano is exposing or changing an effective electrical charge in the earth, increasing the electric field to the point where it exceeds the dielectric strength of air. This results in the air dielectric breaking down and dischaging the giant “capacitor” in a lightning bolt. I don’t see it as a great mystery, given that magnetic materials are moving in a magnetic field creating electric currents and charges. Any electrical engineers or meteorologists want to chime in?
That first pic blows any hollywood effects shop out of the water.
That is one wicked photo ping.
...We’re gonna die...we’re gonna die....ahhhhhh.
Earthquakes, volcanoes... What’s going on in there? Is she gettin’ ready to blow?
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LOL! Who ya gonna call?
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