Skywatch Media News for January the 8th 2020 since the onset of the 21st century
scientists have been questioned as to whether volcanic activity is on the rise
around the world in lieu of the number of reports in recent years and their
response has always been fairly predictable according to their yearly
ground and satellite data for the years 1978 through the year 2016 there hasn't
been an actual increase in the number of eruptions only in the number of
eruptions that are being reported basically what they are saying is that
there is just an increase in the knowledge of what is occurring but are
they under estimating the numbers of eruptions that have occurred on a global
scale over the decades it looks as though the
average number of volcanic eruptions at the beginning of each decade year has
shown a gradual but significant increase the volcanic diagram from the global
volcanism program shows every volcanic eruption both small and large that has
taken place in the last 135 years it indicates that there were 404 volcanic
eruptions dating back to the year 1883 which was the year of Krakatoa's
historic eruption each of these eruptions varies in size and its effects
some being localized and others being predominantly cataclysmic what is so
telling about this diagram is the fact that nearly 200 of the 404 recorded
eruptions or roughly half of them have taken place since the year 2000 a
compelling indicator that volcanic activity has risen substantially in the
past two decades volcanic unrest has been on the rise in recent years
among some of the world's most notorious super volcanoes such as the ones located
in Chile and in Italy since the Year 2005 Campi Flegrei located under the city of
Naples has been undergoing an uplift and it is showing signs of a reawakening
according to scientists Italy's super volcano may be on the
verge of an eruption for the first time in 500 years as the pace of ground
deformation and seismic activity are increasing the recent activity in Italy
is very similar to the deformation and the seismic activity of the active
volcanoes located in Papua New Guinea as well as the Galapagos Islands each of
these displayed an increase in ground deformation just before an eruption
similar to the pattern observed at Campi Flegriei meanwhile the Toba supervolcano
in Indonesia is showing signs of a potential eruption the ground located
beneath the homes of villagers in the northern Sumatra district is heating up
and it is steaming with sulfur gas the same can be said of this Sumatran
volcano which is reawakening after 170 years and this one where the alert level
has been raised
Indonesia's Sinabung volcano is also very active at the present time prior to
the year 2010 this volcano had been dormant for almost 400 years the volcano
is located just 25 miles from the Lake Toba supervolcano since August 29th of
the year 2010 there have been 6 eruptions and 1 pyroclastic flow at this
volcano as of June 2015 at least 10,000 people have been evacuated from the
surrounding villages
signs of volcanic unrest are also being observed from other super volcanoes
located in Iceland Greece Bolivia and from the biggest one Yellowstone all of
these volcanoes are exhibiting inflation where pressure is building within their
calderas in the Congo one of Africa's most active stratovolcanoes is acting up
once again back in the year 2002 a deadly eruption forced some 400,000
people to flee the city of Goma which was buried under an immense lava flow as
of January of 2017 thermal activity has increased around
this active volcano located in the Congo's Virunga National Park
has there been a time where the mainstream media has acknowledged the
premise that the number of eruptions around the world appear to be increasing
they seem to be almost silent on this important story and yet volcanologists
are perfectly aware of an increase based on accumulative data if you look
at the average number of volcanic eruptions happening so far in this
century they are showing a pattern they are gradually higher than the average
numbers for the entire 20th century if this trend continues it will become a
troubling sign of what to expect in the coming decade and throughout the rest of
this century there are an estimated 1500 active volcanoes on the planet at least
50 of them erupt every year spewing toxic gases ash and lava the Year 2019
was a very active time it was the year of volcanic eruptions
around the world the dormant volcanoes are suddenly erupting and volcanoes once
thought to be extinct are coming to life we must consider whether this is our new
reality over the years there have been theoretical statements that sometimes
seem misleading and scientific studies that appear to be lacking the basics of
natural physics a type of non science that defies the laws of logic and
reasoning if we carefully scrutinize scientific details and statistics we may
develop a better self awareness of the geophysics involved in shaping our
planet what the native elders have known for many years by means of keen
observations in retrospect the best approach to every story is to be able to
think for ourselves and rely on our natural instincts the truth of what's
happening on earth can be as simple or as complicated as we care to make it
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