@[email protected] to World [email protected]English • 2 years agoA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.isexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down15
arrow-up1392arrow-down1external-linkA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.is@[email protected] to World [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoVolcanoes typically erupt with a lot of ash which blocks the sun and cools the planet. Get a big enough volcano and the earth stays cooler for years, disrupting crops and creating a potential famine.
minus-squareNoIWontPickaNamelinkfedilink4•2 years agoSo, what you’re saying is, we can just piss off Surtr, just the right amount, and cancel global warming? That sounds way easier than getting a giant ice cube!
minus-squareTakatakatakatakataklinkfedilink1•2 years agoThe sum total of 33 actively degassing volcanoes in the world results in 60,000,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year without undergoing any eruption. We could use a little ice age to go with.
Volcanoes typically erupt with a lot of ash which blocks the sun and cools the planet. Get a big enough volcano and the earth stays cooler for years, disrupting crops and creating a potential famine.
So, what you’re saying is, we can just piss off Surtr, just the right amount, and cancel global warming?
That sounds way easier than getting a giant ice cube!
The sum total of 33 actively degassing volcanoes in the world results in 60,000,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year without undergoing any eruption.
We could use a little ice age to go with.