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So, damn. I was hoping for a very cool report on how we would die instantly in a fiery explosion, but it’s just dumping more carbon into the atmosphere and slowly worsening climate change.
I can hear climate change deniers already. “It’s not humans, it’s the volcanoes”
It is true that volcanoes have an effect. It’s just nothing compared to the scale humans are working at.
Volcanoes release less than 1% of the CO2 of anthropogenic emissions, according to USGS. But they also have a cooling effect by releasing sulfur particles that reflect sunlight. So yeah, volcanoes pretty much a wash, or at least de minimis compared to humans.
I don’t think you’re accounting for the massive difference in scale when considering a super-volcanic eruption. It would cause global famine and a massive die-off of most species including humans. If Yellowstone went off, for instance, we would be living under volcanic winter for at least a decade. It would release something like 1,000 gigatons of CO2, which would be roughly equivalent to all human caused CO2 since the industrial revolution, and it would do it all at once.
By way of example, the Toba supervolcano was so devastating and caused so much death it literally created a pronounced genetic bottleneck in the history of human genome.
The article is not referencing a catastrophic eruption. Super volcanoes don’t have to end the world, they can, but they don’t have to.
Brother, if Yellowstone erupted, global warming would be the least of our problems.
Yeah, it would mostly be the sulfur and volcanic winter. And the famine.
The article is talking about supervolcanoes, and you’re talking about regular volcanic eruptions. I’m clarifying the difference in magnitude.
Well, no. The article is not talking about the kind of catastrophic supervolcano eruption that you are. It’s talking about small-scale emissions, 4000-5000 tons per day from a single supervolcano crater in Italy, which totals less than 2 million tons per year or about 0.005% of global CO2 inventory.
You introduced the concept of a catastrophic supervolcano eruption for the first time. That wasn’t the topic of the article or the comment chain I responded to.
followed by Trump drawing a cartoon
dicknuke on the map and claiming it’s the only way to stop climate change.Swear to god I’ve heard this before.
That’s unfortunate. Come on Giant Meteor. ☄️
I’m really kinda looking forward to it wiping out humanity.
+1 for the supervolcano.
I’m optimistic about the jobs the supervolcano eruption will create.
Let’s save the world by putting tariffs on magma, making an eruption economically infeasible.
Don’t look down
Erupt fast and swallow things.
My Saturday night motto.
Reminiscent of a line from Supernatural: “I guess I’m just a little numb to the Earth-shattering revelations at this point.”
“crises” is the plural form of crisis.
since 2005
These eruptions can eject more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of material into the atmosphere Sounds like a good way of rapidly decreasing global temperatures!
These eruptions can eject more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of material into the atmosphere
Sounds like a sky problem, not a “my” problem ☝️😎
Do you think conservatives will think the dems triggered the volcano or that climate change isn’t real when the world is suddenly colder.
Both. Also something about god’s will.
Only if it takes out California or Colorado. I’d it takes out Wyoming or the Dakotas it will be a lot by the Dems.
Well, they’ve generally moved on from “it isn’t real”, to “it’s the natural cycle and out of our control”, so I’m gonna say blame the Dems!
They will argue that NATO should be withdrawn from since “Europe did this”
I think Americans always find a way to make it about them.
lol yep volcano eruption maker
And killing all the world’s crops, but sacrifices must be made!
Just increase the size of our seed vault/s.
Most uplifting news I’ve heard in a while, I’ll take it
I just love the emphasis that this is not a good thing.
And I beg to differ.
Aren’t nuclear and volcanic winters the only things that could reverse climate change?
Humans die out and global warming is undone. Win/win!
They will cause a cooling effect, but it won’t be a “fix”, just a temporary pause, and once settling occurs heating will bounce back even faster. Nothing will reverse climate change in the sense that we can go back to previous conditions, it’s an ongoing transition into a different climate (even if there was some magic way to permanently cool).
Oddly enough – this one is on my End Times Bingo Card™
For real though, just throw it on the pile at this point. I’m glad i didn’t have kids, this is a hell of an inheritance the next generation is lining up for
Can’t we just nuke it? I hear that works for hurricanes.
/s
No need for nukes, the demonic Democratic deep state can control natural disasters directly. But they are on extended vacation currently.
Yet, they can’t win an election. SMDH.
They control them by burning fossil fuels tho
Good. End us already.
Why is this thread full of people who want the human race to be eradicated? There are good people and beautiful things in this world that humans have been involved in.
Interesting read, but fuck that site for making the article unreadable for periodic moments to push ads. Probably a mobile specific thing, but cropping the edges off your article as an ad presentation is next level annoyance.
Maybe try changing your browser, I didn’t have any ads at all. I’m using Firefox
The Phlegraean Fields, now considered one massive supervolcano, are beginning to stir, making the scientific community uneasy.
These volcanic fields, nestled just west of Naples, Italy, are among the top eight emitters of volcanic carbon dioxide worldwide.
