Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.isexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down15cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinenews@kbin.social
arrow-up1388arrow-down1external-linkA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.isHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square58fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinenews@kbin.social
minus-squarebadragonfly7137@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 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-squareNoIWontPickaName@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 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-squareTakatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 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.