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Czech Mate - Confirmation of the Younger Dryas impact event


The Cosmic Tusk
Thu, 04 Oct 2018 01:17 UTC
Gunther Kleteschka
© The Cosmic Tusk
See another blockbuster confirmation of the Younger Dryas cosmic impact below. I keep a pretty close eye on our subject but had no idea such intricate, original and thorough work was underway in the Czech Republic. Gunther Kleteschka has appeared on several YDB papers, but has clearly been busy in his own laboratory collecting entirely new, informative and well dated expressions of the YDB boundary in lake sediments. His work and that of his local colleagues is clearly exciting and in keeping with the predictions made by the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis.

Cosmic-Impact Event in Lake Sediments from Central Europe Postdates the Laacher See Eruption and Marks Onset of the Younger Dryas

Gunther Kletetschka,1,2,3,* Daniel Vondrák,4 Jolana Hruba,2 Vaclav Prochazka,2 Ladislav Nabelek,1,2 Helena Svitavská-Svobodová,5 Premysl Bobek,5 Zuzana Horicka,6,7 Jaroslav Kadlec,8 Marian Takac,2 and Evzen Stuchlik7

Institute of Geology, Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ-252 43 Průhonice 770, Czech Republic; 2. Institute of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics, Charles University, Albertov 6, CZ-128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic; 3. Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 903 North Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7320, USA; 4. Institute for Environmental Studies, Charles University, Benátská 2, CZ-128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic; 5. Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Zámek 1, CZ-252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic; 6. Branch of Applied Ecology, T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, Podbabská 30, CZ-160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic; 7. Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Sádkách 7, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; 8. Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Boční II 1401, CZ-141 31 Prague 4, Czech Republic

Comment: Of Flash Frozen Mammoths and Cosmic Catastrophes

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USGS: Yellowstone supervolcano threat level changed to 'high'

Mac Slavo
SHTFplan
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC
yellowstone volcano
The United States Geological Survey has increased the Yellowstone supervolcano threat to "high." This is the first time that the USGS has updated its volcano threat assessments list since 2006.

The USGS said that 11 of the 18 volcanoes they have classified as a "high threat" or a "very high threat" are located in Washington, Oregon, or California, "where explosive and often snow - and ice-covered edifices can project hazards long distances to densely populated and highly developed areas."

According to the Epoch Times, the danger list is topped by Kilauea in Hawaii, which has been erupting continuously in 2018. Mount St. Helens as well as Mount Rainier in Washington, Alaska's Redoubt Volcano, and California's Mount Shasta are also in the top five, according to what the USGS has said.
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Indonesia's Karakatau volcano creates its own lightning during dazzling eruption


RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:16 UTC
Karakatau volcano
© YouTube / Photovolcanica
Mother Nature produced a light show made of lava when Indonesia's Krakatau volcano erupted, scattering fiery specks and volcanic lightning into the night sky. The entire display was caught on video.

The beautiful footage shows the volcano, known for its violent eruptions, shoot ash and lava from its crater in a way that can only be described as mesmerizing.
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18 volcanoes in the US pose a "very high" threat according to updated USGS

Ciaran McGrath
Express
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:24 UTC
Hawaii volcano eruption- lava flow into pacific
© APLava from the Kilaeua volcano can be seen flowing into the Pacific Ocean near Kapoho Bay and Vactionland on the Big Island. Scientists said that the lava flow's impact on the local marine life could be felt for decades, if not a century
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano tops the list of 161 active or potentially active volcanoes assessed by the USGS.

The government agency looked at 24 hazard and exposure factors to assesses the volcanoes and update a volcanic threat assessment published by scientist John Ewert and colleagues 13 years ago.

The US has seen 120 eruptions and 52 episodes of notable volcanic unrest at 44 US volcanoes since 1980, the USGS said.

And of the 161 volcanoes, the assessment classed 18 as very high threat, 39 high threat, 49 moderate threat, 34 low threat, and 21 very low threat volcanoes.

Comment: As we enter solar minimum, Earth's rotation has slowed and a continuous increase in cosmic radiation has been recorded, in turn, there's been a rise in volcanic and seismic activity (amongst many other phenomena). And since we have yet to reach the lowest point of the solar cycle, we can only expect these events to become more frequent and extreme.

See also: One US volcano, curiously missing from the list, considering the notable increase in activity in the past year, is Yellowstone: Also check out SOTTs monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - September 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs



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Volcanic eruption detected at Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska

Daniel Kirby
ktuu.com
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:00 UTC
map volcano
Strong seismic activity consistent with a volcanic eruption was measured by the U.S. Geological Survey on Semisopochnoi Island beginning at 8:47 p.m. Thursday night, with a small ash cloud observed by satellite at an altitude of 12,000 feet at 9:00 p.m. Thursday.

USGS has raised the Aviation Color Code and Alert Level to Orange for Semisopochnoi or Unyak Island, located in the western Aleutian Islands at an elevation of 2,625 feet.

Southeast winds were reported in the area.

The seismic activity is reportedly diminishing.
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Strong earthquake swarm in Bárðarbunga volcano, Iceland


Iceland Magazine
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:03 UTC
The quakes in Bárðarbunga are marked with green stars.
© IMOThe quakes in Bárðarbunga are marked with green stars.
A strong earthquake swarm hit the monster volcano Bárðarbunga late yesterday evening, Monday. Two separate 4+ earthquakes, including a 4.6 magnitude quake, as well as one measuring more than 3 on the Richter scale hit in short succession around midnight. The epicenters of all the quakes were in the eastern part of the caldera, at a significant depth.

According to the Seismic Monitoring System of the Icelandic Meteorological Office the first quake, a 2.8 magnitude quake was detected at 23:34 at a depth of 4.1 km (2.5 mi), followed by a second 2.7 magnitude quake 17 seconds later at a depth of 2.5 km (1.6 mi). Nine minutes past midnight a magnitude 4 quake was then detected at a depth of 1.1 km (0.7 mi). At the exact same moment a second, 4.6 magnitude quake was detected closer to the center of the caldera, at a depth of 7.1 km (4.4 mi). These were then followed by a third sharp 3.5 magnitude quake at a depth of 2.2 km (1.4 mi).
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Amateur scientists narrowly escape being lava bombed by erupting Indonesian volcano


RT
Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:14 UTC
erupting volcano
© Reuters/File photoAnak Krakatau erupted at least 44 times within the space of a week in September.
A team of amateur volcanologists almost fell foul of Krakatoa's wrath, with huge lava bombs crashing into the ocean just meters from their boat. The incredible scene was captured on video by one brave New Zealander.

Self-styled 'danger man' Geoff Mackley, the subject of a Discovery Channel documentary of the same name, captured the incredible footage on a recent trip to the volcanic islands on Monday.
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Red Flag

Experts warn sliding Mount Etna poised to trigger catastrophic Mediterranean tsunami


RT
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:09 UTC
mt. etna
© Reuters/Antonio Parrinello
Europe's largest active volcano, Mount Etna, looms large over the island of Sicily but new research indicates that it may pose a threat to the entire coastal population of the Mediterranean.

While many might fear the prospect of a fiery, ash-covered death, akin to the historic tragedies caused by eruptions at Mount Vesuvius, where heads exploded and blood boiled, a tsunami may prove to be the biggest danger wrought by Etna.

"The entire slope is in motion due to gravity," explains geophysicist Heidrun Kopp from the Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Germany, who recently published research results in the journal Science Advances.

"It is therefore quite possible that it could collapse catastrophically, which could trigger a tsunami in the entire Mediterranean."
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New research suggests Mt Etna at risk of 'catastrophic collapse'

Andrew Masterson
Cosmos Magazine
Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:23 UTC
Mt Etna
© Alberto Masnovo/Getty ImagesMt Etna, brooding and slipping, with the city of Catania in the foreground.
Mt Etna, one of the world's most active and iconic volcanoes, is at high risk of suddenly collapsing into the sea, potentially triggering a devastating tsunami, new research suggests.

In a paper published in the journal Science Advances, a team led by Morelia Urlaub from the EOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, in Germany, presents findings that explain why the south-eastern flank of the volcano is sliding into the sea at a rate of three to five centimetres every year - a phenomenon first documented in the 1980s.

The cause, it turns out, is not increasing pressure from magma swelling up through Etna's plumbing, but gravity.

The conclusion is vitally important in terms of assessing the risk posed by the volcano, which is sited between two densely populated cities, Messina and Catania. Movement caused by magma and movement caused by gravity, Urlaub and colleagues report, "have fundamentally different hazard implications".

"While magma dynamics can trigger slope failures near the magma pathways, gradual deep-seated gravitational deformation can induce catastrophic collapse."
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Kerinci volcano on Sumatra, Indonesia - frequent explosions and ash emissions


Volcano Discovery
Fri, 05 Oct 2018 14:23 UTC
Eruption at Kerinci on 28 Sep 2018
© Real Thing TVEruption at Kerinci on 28 Sep 2018
Indonesia's highest volcano seems to have increased during the past week.

Following a moderately strong vulcanian-type explosion on 28 Sep, several other smaller to moderate explosions and ash emissions have occurred.

During the past days, Darwin VAAC report ash plumes from the volcano that rose to an altitude of 4.3 km (14,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SW and W.

Kerinci is one of Indonesia's most active volcano and has been the site of intermittent, mild explosive activity for years. Most of its usually smaller explosions go unnoticed.
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