Friday, June 12, 2015

VOLCANOS VS. CLIMATE CHANGE

Could volcanic activity be largely responsible for climate alteration?

The following is the number of major volcano eruptions in the 20th century and the number to date in the 21st century.

1900-1915 there were 10 major volcanic eruptions worldwide.
1916-1930 there were 10 major volcanic eruptions worldwide.
1931-1945 there were 10 major volcanic eruptions worldwide.
1946-1960 there were 9 major volcanic eruptions worldwide.
1961-1975 there were 9 major volcanic eruptions worldwide.
1976-1990 there were 13 major volcanic eruptions worldwide.

Now just a bit of a change up to align with the 151/2 year time line for the 21st century.  1985-1999 13 major volcanic eruptions.

2000 thru 20151/2 there were 20 major volcanic eruptions.

So, 1985-2015 there have been 33 major volcanic eruptions verses 19-20 eruptions in any other 30 year period of the last century.

Surely the 3400+ volcanic eruptions during the last century (which number per day is being far exceeded this century) could not be responsible for climate change?

I know that some will say that volcanic activity tends to make the climate cool.  This is true if it were one of the massive eruptions such as Huaynaputina in Peru in 1600, Tambora in Indonesia in 1815 and Krakatoa in Indonesia in 1883.  These massive eruptions clouded the sky with airborne ash thus making it difficult for the suns life giving ray an opportunity to reach earth and grow crops.  Much of eastern europe, atlantic Canada and New England, China, Korea and Japan experienced many years where they felt there was no summer.

However, we have not experienced such a massive eruption in the past 130+ years.  We have had tens of thousands of smaller eruptions each of which spews gazillions of tons of superheated gas and ash into the atmosphere.





  

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