@Holyhandgrenade to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agoA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.ismessage-square55arrow-up1397arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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@Holyhandgrenade to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square55cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year 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•1 year 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•1 year 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.