Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity

[Boomer Chick]

Starting a new thread!

If you have a any great predictive links on this area of geological activity, please post.

Post news and scientific sites, too!

OK, let's see what happens on this thread!

A Russian report on earthquakes:

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20050404/39697296.html

[whitemajikman]

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN VOLCANISM, PERMAFROST, MILANKOVITCH CYCLES, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE SEWARD PENINSULA

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/abstract_64372.htm

WMM

[whitemajikman]

Volcanic arcs and oceanic trenches partly encircling the Pacific Basin form the so-called Ring of Fire, a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The trenches are shown in blue-green. The volcanic island arcs, although not labelled, are parallel to, and always landward of, the trenches. For example, the island arc associated with the Aleutian Trench is represented by the long chain of volcanoes that make up the Aleutian Islands.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/fire.html

WMM

[whitemajikman]

New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 - NZASRoF'05

April 3 - May 10, 2005

The New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 (NZASRoF'05) Expedition will explore active submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc, located north of New Zealand, with a pair of manned submersibles. This is a subduction zone where tectonic plates converge and a chain of restless volcanoes is formed along the boundary. The dive sites we have chosen are at volcanoes that show evidence of having vigorous seafloor hot springs. This evidence comes from previous New Zealand / American expeditions to the area that have mapped the seafloor and surveyed the ocean above each volcano for signs of hydrothermal plumes. Seafloor hot springs are dynamic environments where heat and chemicals from inside volcanoes are vented into the ocean and support unique biological communities. Most of our dive sites have never been visited before and so we feel the potential for exciting discoveries is high.

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05fire/welcome.html

WMM

[whitemajikman]

Underwater Volcanoes Erupting Simultaneously All Over the World - March 14, 2005 -

Hundreds of underwater volcanoes are erupting all over the world, especially around the Ring of Fire, reportsthe India Daily.

Underwater volcanoes are erupting in Australia , Greece , New Zealand and many other countries including the American Northwest, which is experiencing an unprecedented level of underwater volcanism. Andaman Nicobar Island is experiencing underwater volcanism in both the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal .

Tectonic movements have gone up by several folds in the last nine months, say geologists, so much so that they don’t have enough monitoring mechanisms to keep track.
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/1904.asp

WMM

[whitemajikman]

More than 4,300 undersea earthquakes in five days! - March 7, 2005 –

"It might be a volcanic eruption or a magma event on the ridge," said Garry Rogers, a seismologist with the Geological Survey of Canada in Vancouver , B.C. "These earthquake swarms are associated with sea floor spreading [underwater volcanic activity]," said Robert P. Dziak, an oceanographer at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport , Oregon.

The undersea quakes, about a mile-and-a-half below the ocean surface, weren’t large enough to trigger a tsunami, so the experts advise us not to worry. I hope they’re correct, but if there’s a tremendous amount of magma pouring into the ocean I think
we have a problem. The magma could be as much as 2,150 degrees Fahrenheit - 10 times the boiling point – which could lead to much warmer seas and thence to an ice age.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apscience_story.asp?category=6420&slu g=CAN%20Undersea%20Quakes

[whitemajikman]

Underwater volcanic activity in the Arctic Ocean far stronger than anyone ever imagined! (This strongly confirms my belief that underwater volcanic activity is heating the seas; not human activity.)

German-American researchers have discovered more hydrothermal activity at the Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean than anyone ever imagined.

"The Gakkel ridge is a gigantic volcanic mountain chain stretching beneath the Arctic Ocean. With its deep valleys 5,500 meters beneath the sea surface and its 5,000 meter- high summits, Gakkel ridge is far mightier than the Alps."

Two research icebreakers, the "USCGC Healy" from USA and the German "PFS Polarstern," recently joined forces in the international expedition AMORE (Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Expedition). In attendance were scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and other international institutions.

The scientists had expected that the Gakkel ridge would exhibit "anemic" magmatism. Instead, they found "surprisingly strong magmatic activity in the West and the East of the ridge and one of the strongest hydrothermal activities ever seen at mid-ocean ridges."

"The Gakkel ridge extends about 1800 kilometers beneath the Arctic Ocean from north of Greenland to Siberia, and is the northernmost portion of the mid-ocean ridge system."
To their surprise, the researchers found high levels of volcanic activity. Indeed, magmatism was "dramatically" higher than expected.

Hydrothermal hot springs on the seafloor were also far more abundant than predicted. "We expected this to be a hydrothermally dead ridge, and almost every time our water measurement instrument came up, they showed evidence of hydrothermal activity, and once we even 'saw' an active hot spring on the sea floor," said Dr. Jonathan Snow, the leader of the research group from the Max Planck Institute.

No wonder the ice is melting!

See http://www.mpg.de/english/illustrationsDocumentation/documentation/pressR eleases/2003/pressRelease20030718/index.html

(From the Max Planck Society, 18 July 2003, The Fiery Face of the Arctic Deep.) (Thanks to Jon C. Olsen for telling me about this.)

WMM

[whitemajikman]

Naturally occurring bubbles of liquid carbon dioxide rising from the ocean floor - June 8, 2004 – For the first time ever, scientists using a camera-equipped submarine have been able to witness an undersea volcano during an eruptive episode.

Exploring the ocean floor in an area known as the Mariana Trench, the researchers “found bubbles of liquid carbon dioxide being released into the sea, enlarging up to a thousand times and turning to gas as they drifted upward.” (I have been saying for years that rising CO2 levels are a result of naturally occurring processes in the seas. This helps confirm those statements.)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040608.wvolc0608/BNS

WMM

[whitemajikman]

Underwater volcano found off Antarctic coast. May 21, 2004. The National Science Foundation announced yesterday that a previously unknown underwater volcano has been discovered in an area known as the Antarctic Sound at the northernmost tip of Antarctica.

Dredges on the research vessel Lawrence M. Gould “recovered abundant fresh basalt.” Although large areas of the volcano were colonized by submarine life, none was found around the volcano itself, indicating that lava had flowed fairly recently. Temperature probes showed signs of geothermal heating of seawater.

http://www.nsf.gov/home/news.html#story1

WMM

[whitemajikman]

NASA confirms changing Atlantic currents – 15 April 2004 - "Whether the trend is part of a natural cycle or the result of other factors related to global warming is unknown."

http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2004/0415gyre.html

WMM

[whitemajikman]

Rapid heating in the deepest waters of the Pacific Ocean. Oceanographers are “baffled.”
They don’t understand how the deeper waters could be heating so quickly, although it may be possible
that underwater volcanic activity may be the culprit. (This is the first time I’ve heard any scientist admit that underwater volcanism may be heating the seas.)

A recent article entitled “Changing Climate” talks about newly discovered rapid heating in the Pacific Ocean. "We find that the deepest waters of the North Pacific Ocean have warmed significantly across the entire width of the ocean basin," Japanese and Canadian scientists report in the current issue of the journal Nature.”

Oceanographers are “baffled.” They don’t understand how the deeper waters could be heating so quickly.

“Climate scientist Andrew Weaver, of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, said the undersea-volcanism possibility "was one of the first things I thought about" when he read the Nature paper. Even so, Weaver doubts that explanation because the warming is so uniform over a large area, whereas undersea volcanism tends to be along midocean ridges.” (March 1, 2004, by Keay Davidson, Chronicle science writer)

Anyone who has read my book knows that I think the heating is caused by underwater volcanism, which will lead directly to an ice age. This is the first time that I’ve seen anyone willing to admit that underwater volcanism may be heating the seas.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/01/MNGEL5B7VE1.DTL

WMM

[whitemajikman]

Undersea eruptions killing billions of fish. Feb 4, 2004. Undersea eruptions of noxious hydrogen sulphide are devastating one of the world’s richest fisheries. Satellite images show that toxic eruptions off the coast of Namibia are more frequent and widespread than anyone realized. The area supports a fishery that was worth around $400 million in 1998, providing Namibia with its second largest source of revenue after mining. (My guess is that this is caused by underwater volcanic activity.)

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994639

WMM

[whitemajikman]

An Internet WebQuest
VOLCANOES AND THE RING OF FIRE

Introduction

Nearly a million people lived in and around Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines before it erupted on June 15, 1991. At the time, few people even believed that this mountain was, in fact, a volcano; after all, it had been dormant for nearly 500 years. Fortunately, the volcano sent some signals before its eruption that allowed most people in the area to evacuate in time. As a result, approximately 350 people died in the eruption and in the mudflows that followed. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo was one of the most severe eruptions ever recorded; it spewed out between 3.7 and 5.3 km3 of magma. In contrast, the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State produced just a tenth of this volume.

The Philippine people are still struggling to recover from the devastating environmental and economic losses that resulted from Mount Pinatubo’s eruption. Meanwhile, there are signs that another Philippine volcano, Mount Mayon, is beginning to wake up. In Japan, Mount Fuji also has begun to emit smoke and noxious gases. What is going on in this part of the world? Why are there so many active volcanoes in places like the Philippines and Japan? What other volcanoes are showing signs of activity? How are these volcanoes related to those in the Philippines and Japan?

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/volcanoes.shtml

WMM

[whitemajikman]

Earthquakes, Temblors and Natural Events
Earthquakes, seismic activities, tsunamis, natural events, landslides and tremors resulting from the earth's activities.

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/earthquakes/

WMM

[Boomer Chick]

EXCELLENT, WMM!

8-) :lol: 8-)

[halva]

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/271203iranearthquake.html

Iran earthquake triggered by HAARP?

Phase III

Folks, it's just my opinion, but I believe that Iran was hit with an earthquake by means of HAARP, here is why:

I remember reading yesterday (I believe on a link from Propaganda Matrix and LibertyThink.com) on CyberSpaceOrbit.com about HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) being turned on at the same time that the terror color alert was issued (HAARP comes on in idle Hi-power mode just after High terror alert issued).

I told one of my friends that I wouldn't be surprised if we started getting hit with earthquakes, volcanoes, or some other condition that HAARP reportedly causes (HAARP Home Page - Radar Matrix - HAARP.net).

I then got a phone call this morning as I was on the way back home, that Iran was hit with a massive earthquake with reported deaths at around 5,000-6,000 (Iran Quake Reportedly Kills 5,000-6,000). Once I arrived home, I began pulling articles and have found that now the number is estimated more closely to 20,000 (Thousands Feared Dead in Iran Earthquake).

I began talking to my friend Eric Hufschmid about this, in which case he sent me a copy of recent massive earthquakes (Data of MAJOR Earthquakes within the past 5 days)... NOTICE HOW THERE HAVE BEEN 8 MAJOR EARTHQUAKES (7 listed on the article, 8 listed on the Govt's website) THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE DECEMBER 21st?! BUT YET THE NEWS IS TRYING TO WHITEWASH THIS BY LISTING MAJOR EARTHQUAKES SINCE 1923, AS IF THIS IS A RANDOM AND NATURAL OCCURRENCE?! (Raw Data: Major Earthquakes Since 1923). They even go so far as to call it "raw data" --- GIVE ME A BREAK!

I then called my friend and told her that I'm sure there will be a press conference, that will try and justify this as a convenient excuse to invade, er, help Iran (White House Offers Aid to Iran After Earthquake) --- even though we were gearing up to invade them a while back... (U.S. Accuses Iran of Trying to Make Nuclear Weapons - In-House Memos on Television and Print Media News Presentations - Project for the New American Empire & Archie's Comments)

Now I can only wonder what pre-text we're going to use to go after Syria, since it appears that we'll now use this to get Iran.

[jayreynolds]

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/271203iranearthquake.html

Iran earthquake triggered by HAARP?

Phase III

Folks, it's just my opinion, but I believe that Iran was hit with an earthquake by means of HAARP, here is why:
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
You fool, Wayne>
Yes, Iran just had an earthquake.
No, it wasn't caused by Haarp.
Your article is three friggin years old, dupe!
Note the URL lists the article as being published 12/27/03.
What a dope.......!

[halva]

I've got you ignored-listed, Reynolds. I don't know what you're saying.

[jayreynolds]

Well, that's good, Wayne. Now I can make good fun out of your goof-ups, and you'll be the only one who won't know about it!

[Boomer Chick]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
You fool, Wayne>
Yes, Iran just had an earthquake.
No, it wasn't caused by Haarp.
Your article is three friggin years old, dupe!
Note the URL lists the article as being published 12/27/03.
What a dope.......!

I looked it up on an earthquake site, Jay....it actually happened on the 31st! A swarm of earthquakes in Iran.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/325/un-rushes-aid-quake-site-iran-seeks-help.html

Come on Jay, you could have verified by going to the USGS.

You have to now be gracious and say you were wrong. Can you do that? Thanks, my brother, you know you have it in you!

Peace,

BC

[jayreynolds]

I looked it up on an earthquake site, Jay....it actually happened on the 31st! A swarm of earthquakes in Iran.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04042006/325/un-rushes-aid-quake-site-iran-seeks-help.html

Come on Jay, you could have verified by going to the USGS.

You have to now be gracious and say you were wrong. Can you do that? Thanks, my brother, you know you have it in you!

Peace,

BC
Way ahead of you, BC. I knew about the quakes the same day they happened.
Wayne's link is from 2003. I suspected something was up when I went to his link and found all the internal links dead, so I went to archive.org and input the URL Wayne cited. There it was, back in 2003, but spinning a yarn about earthquakes in Iran then.

You have to wonder whose haarp was being played when Krakatoa went off.........

"Transit Of Venus March" was written by John Philip Sousa in 1883, that must be what caused it.

[Boomer Chick]

Way ahead of you, BC. I knew about the quakes the same day they happened.
Wayne's link is from 2003. I suspected something was up when I went to his link and found all the internal links dead, so I went to archive.org and input the URL Wayne cited. There it was, back in 2003, but spinning a yarn about earthquakes in Iran then.

You have to wonder whose haarp was being played when Krakatoa went off.........

"Transit Of Venus March" was written by John Philip Sousa in 1883, that must be what caused it.

OH! Are you serious about the old link? Geeze!

Krakatoa? Wasn't that like, way the heck back in the late 1880's or something (thanks for the hint) and wasn't my great grandfather living then..... in San Francisco? He must have caused the eruption through his resonating sound vibrations emanating from his organ and piano playing! It all adds up, you know, and finally the magma vibrates through the vibrating rocks and releases its pressure!

We're due for some more BIG ONES!!! The musicians of the world have proliferated since then and speakers were invented compounding the situation, so obviously the next eruptions will be GIGANTIC!!!! Keep your ear out for YELLOWSTONE!!!!! After so many centuries of vibrations and the expanding tones from the Romantic to the Rock and Roll & Jazz eras.....OMG! You can imagine!

The study of vibrations and resonances are indeed quite fascinating even though surely we jest...... the science of the field will reveal more truths as we go along in time.

Hey! We're here for such a short span of time, anyway, better spend it helping others in some way.....loving... improving our little plots of the planet and then we're outta here whether in a throng or one by one!

Did you ever construct a paper mache volcano, Jay? My brothers did and I helped one of my sons......a blast!!!

[jayreynolds]

Did you ever construct a paper mache volcano, Jay? My brothers did and I helped one of my sons......a blast!!!
No, this year's project is 'In-vitro cloning of a threatened species of coneflower, Echinacea 'Paradoxa'. It is native to only a few counties here, and we have a good stand on our property. The first clones were overrun by fungi in the incubation chamber, second try with more intensive sterilization seems OK so far.
Link:
http://www.naturalheritage.org/program/rare-species/federally-listed/plant-profiles/bushs_yellow_coneflower.asp
The plant is far more common than this statistic seems to show, though it is rated "S2":
http://www.naturalheritage.org/program/rare-species/state_ranks.asp
S2 = Very rare. Typically between 5 and 20 estimated occurrences or with many individuals in fewer occurrences, often susceptible to becoming extirpated.

The purpose of the experiment is to prove that invitro clonal production can be used to rapidly increase a threatened species by using only small bits of tissue, causing no harm to the specimen in the field, and allowing it to remain undisturbed and continue it's life cycle. New plants can also be produced outside the normal season of growth, or stored for later use.

Most of this has already been done in various hi-tech labs, and a consultation was done with a PhD who has some experience with other species of Echinacea of commercial importance.
The real challenge is doing it at home!

Cool, eh?

[Boomer Chick]

No, this year's project is 'In-vitro cloning of a threatened species of coneflower, Echinacea 'Paradoxa'. It is native to only a few counties here, and we have a good stand on our property. The first clones were overrun by fungi in the incubation chamber, second try with more intensive sterilization seems OK so far.
Link:
http://www.naturalheritage.org/program/rare-species/federally-listed/plant-profiles/bushs_yellow_coneflower.asp
The plant is far more common than this statistic seems to show, though it is rated "S2":
http://www.naturalheritage.org/program/rare-species/state_ranks.asp
S2 = Very rare. Typically between 5 and 20 estimated occurrences or with many individuals in fewer occurrences, often susceptible to becoming extirpated.

The purpose of the experiment is to prove that invitro clonal production can be used to rapidly increase a threatened species by using only small bits of tissue, causing no harm to the specimen in the field, and allowing it to remain undisturbed and continue it's life cycle. New plants can also be produced outside the normal season of growth, or stored for later use.

Most of this has already been done in various hi-tech labs, and a consultation was done with a PhD who has some experience with other species of Echinacea of commercial importance.
The real challenge is doing it at home!

Cool, eh?

Yeah, but I was talking volcanos and I was talking elementary school pre-fifth grade! Glad you're having fun with your cloning experiment......thanks for sharing, but you related on a slightly elevated and more impersonal level than I. LOL!

Irritating, but lovable, somehow.

[Boomer Chick]

Yeah, but I was talking volcanos and I was talking elementary school pre-fifth grade! Glad you're having fun with your cloning experiment......thanks for sharing, but you related on a slightly elevated and more impersonal level than I. LOL!

Irritating, but lovable, somehow.

And I want to apologize. I was insensitive in a certain way and I realize it, now. I don't want to eleborate.

Peace,

BC

[OBPelican]

Starting a new thread!
If you have a any great predictive links on this area of geological activity, please post.
Post news and scientific sites, too!
OK, let's see what happens on this thread!
A Russian report on earthquakes:
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20050404/39697296.html

BC, you're trying to get our minds off of global warming aren't you?

Living in San Diego, we get to surf on the Pacific plate subduction under the North American plate, and I refuse to get excited about it, even though the Zonis keep visiting in anticipation of having ocean property themselves sometime soon. In fact there are a lot of Arizona registered boats in our marinas, just waiting to be moved to their new Pacific oceanfron properties west of Tucson and Phoenix.

We really have our minds on more important calamities, like getting drowned by a season record 1/2 inch of rain last night, had to stay home from work today because of that, people just don't know how to drive safely here on damp highways.

Anyway, have you given up on global warming, has it been solved, or did you get your PhD and are moving into other areas of calamity?

Have A Nice Day Anyway, that's a California saying you know.

[Boomer Chick]

Actually, I was reminding everyone that climate change is just that...... the climate changes....not necessarily warming and not necessarily cooling....but in the event of a large volcanic eruption or two, the climate with most definately cool all around the world. But of course that changes eventually as well and the system balances itself once again.

No, we shouldn't worry about anything, really. All we can do as a species is observe and adapt and someday we'll help control it all in a good way.

Peace,

BC

[OBPelican]

BC, I was trying to be lighthearted about it, but I am losing my sense of humor because there is a much greater problem that has become the #1 focus of my efforts now, which I post on:
Current Events: > Children In America And Around The World Are Not Being Protected
http://www.debatebothsides.com/showthread.php?t=40527

This subject makes everything else we talk about seem superficial in comparison, because we are destroying everything worth-while when we allow the never-ending atrocities of starved, slaughtered, diseased, tortured children by our political and religious institutions.

If we don’t save our children, things like global calamities, political corruption and war between religious won’t matter.

OBP

[Boomer Chick]

BC, I was trying to be lighthearted about it, but I am losing my sense of humor because there is a much greater problem that has become the #1 focus of my efforts now, which I post on:
Current Events: > Children In America And Around The World Are Not Being Protected
http://www.debatebothsides.com/showthread.php?t=40527

This subject makes everything else we talk about seem superficial in comparison, because we are destroying everything worth-while when we allow the never-ending atrocities of starved, slaughtered, diseased, tortured children by our political and religious institutions.

If we don’t save our children, things like global calamities, political corruption and war between religious won’t matter.

OBP

That's very sweet! Political and religious institutions? You must share about it.

But I'll visit your thread on the other forum, OK?

Take care,

BC

[jayreynolds]

BC, I was trying to be lighthearted about it, but I am losing my sense of humor because there is a much greater problem that has become the #1 focus of my efforts now, which I post on:
Current Events: > Children In America And Around The World Are Not Being Protected
http://www.debatebothsides.com/showthread.php?t=40527
OBP
I don't see any real effort to quantify your complaints, or find any solution.
I remember a fellow named 'Deadalus' who came around with the same mumblety-peg.
Is this just a troll, or what, because there is no substance.
If this is your #1 focus, you haven't followed through yet.

BTW, looks like some 'rough' characters over there.

[OBPelican]

--- Political and religious institutions? You must share about it. ---
BCBC, I hope my latest Post #11 on my thread a few minutes ago clarifies things more specifically for you and anyone else who wish further clarification:
http://www.debatebothsides.com/showthread.php?p=539296#post539296

[jayreynolds]

BC, I hope my latest Post #11 on my thread a few minutes ago clarifies things more specifically for you and anyone else who wish further clarification:
http://www.debatebothsides.com/showthread.php?p=539296#post539296
Yep, clarifies the same old hopelessness on your other posts.
"The fact is that Children today don't stand a chance with....etc."
Why bother?

[Boomer Chick]

OB, this is an earthquake/volcano thread.

I'm so sorry you do seem to feel hopeless.

[OBPelican]

OB, this is an earthquake/volcano thread.---
FYI, this is one of the best summary sources of information I have seen, and was an excellent L. A. Times supplement supplied by Southern California Edison today:

http://www.earthquakecountry.info/

It's got a lot of extremely useful adn detailed maps for those of us who live right on top of one of the world's biggest "E-Ticket" rides.

[Boomer Chick]

A very useful earthquake preparedness site! Cool!


Did you ever visit http://standeyo.com/ --- I bought their disaster preparedness book and have talked to Holly and Stan over the phone. They live about an hour's drive south of us.

He's heavily into earthquake prediciton.

Steve Quayle knows quite a lot, too, but if you listened to these guys all the time you wouldn't be able to function! LOL!

BC

[OBPelican]

A very useful earthquake preparedness site! Cool!
Did you ever visit http://standeyo.com/ --- I bought their disaster preparedness book and have talked to Holly and Stan over the phone. They live about an hour's drive south of us.
He's heavily into earthquake prediciton.
Steve Quayle knows quite a lot, too, but if you listened to these guys all the time you wouldn't be able to function! LOL!
BC
Awesome graphic, and site looks very interesting, have to spend some time on it.

Thanks :)