Ecuador Volcano Poised for Major Eruption, May Be Within Days

Fox News ^ | January 10, 2008 | AP and Fox News

[sodpoodle]

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano is poised for a major eruption, a volcanologist said Wednesday. Authorities last week evacuated 10 villages from its western slopes as a precaution.

Patricia Mothes, a U.S. expert on volcanoes, said the 16,575-foot volcano, located 80 miles southeast of Quito, "is preparing to generate, in days or weeks, a great eruption."

She said that could mean pyroclastic flows — blasts of volcanic material "that descend at high speeds and burn everything in their way."

[sodpoodle]

Could be a problem.

[itsamelman]

Bush’s etc...

[itsamelman]

Rove’s Ecuadorian Volcano Eruptor etc...

[itsamelman]

Vast Right Wing Ecuadoran Volcano Eruptor...

[Pete98]

US taxpayers, get out your wallets....

[bleach]

Could be hugh and series.

[itsamelman]

Women, children, poor, transsexuals hit hardest...

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Only a few months ago scientists were suggesting that the only reasonable solution to the Global Warming catastrophe was injecting large amounts of sulphur into the upper atmosphere.

Look's like Mother Nature will beat us to it.

[Ingtar]

Think of the carbon credits that mountain will have to buy!

[who_would_fardels_bear]

"transsexuals hit hardest..."

Gold lame and pyroclastic flows are just never a good mix!

[blam]

Mt Tungurahua
(Click for many more pictures)

[rusty millet]

Tungurahua has been smoking for several years, and has had a pretty impressive eruption within the past 5 years, if I recall correctly.

BTW, the current president ran on an anti-US platform. It will be interesting to see the justfication if aid should be required.

[CindyDawg]

That pic...it looks more like a blow out from the side instead of the top.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

I predict much wailing and hand-wringing from the UN and their fellow travellers — followed by an eruption of cash, that flows, pyroclastically, into the pockets of connected officials. No actual aid or comfort will be provided to Ecuadorians; but, the NYTimes will wax eloquently about the valiant efforts of the UN.

Meanwhile, the U.S. will rapidly deploy a large, well equipped, well supplied, and well prepared contingent of rescue and aid workers. The NYTimes and their ilk will criticize the U.S. for some combination of: being in too big a rush & not cooperating with the international efforts still being “planned” by the U.N.; taking too long; using military ships and aircraft in a humanitarian crisis; not having enough military equipment available for the mission, because it's tied up in Iraq; wasting money; and not spending enough.

[Chode]

thank you...

[Travis McGee]

I hope we don’t get an ash covered “after” picture next week.

[blam]

[Travis McGee]

That’s not too bad. I was picturing a few meters of ash, collapsing roofs etc.

[Fractal Trader]

Catastrophism?

[meanie monster]

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