A Few Words About Volcanoes
I'd like to say hello to one and all!
Isn't that something about that volcano in Iceland? That volcano which name is sooo long and have sooo many consonants in it, you can't even pronounce it, so you have to call it "that volcano in Iceland?" It turns out that "that volcano" has grounded virtually every plane in Europe, because the microscopic rock and glass particles in the smoke's ash have very sharp microscopic points that could get into the airliner's engines and really tear the engines up and do very major damage while they're up in the air! (I hope that cloud doesn't find its way to America!) Matter of fact, things got so bad President Obama had to cancel his plans to go to Poland to attend the Polish president's and his wife's funerals because of the volcanic ash cloud, and so did many other dignitaries.
Okay, since the conversation's has already been started, let's talk about volcanoes. They can be, and are, very destructive. Take Tambora, for example. When it literally blew its stack back in 1815, its ash cloud was so intense that it literally covered the whole world, and eventually led to the following "year without a summer," because the sun never shown, it rained and snowed constantly, and the crops never grew and millions around the world starved to death because of it. Then, there's the "mighty Krakatoa," most famous for producing the loudest sound ever recorded when the whole island blew up in 1883 (Rumor has it that it was heard almost 3000 miles away, on an island off the coast of Africa!), and causing a tsunami that, up until the ultimate disaster in 2004, caused the biggest loss of life from a tsunami ever, close to 30,000 people. Mt. St. Helens, our own volcano up in Washington state, has a 30th anniversary commemoration of its eruption next month. More about that volcano when its anniversary comes.
So, will "that volcano in Iceland" be as destructive as the aforementioned volcanoes? Who really knows for sure? What we do know is the ash cloud that's coming out of it is getting worse, and generally, when a volcano continues to spout out ash and lava, an even bigger eruption usually is on the way. So, we all will just have to wait and see what happens.
Well, that's all for this week. Until next time, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the earthquake victims!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Isn't that something about that volcano in Iceland? That volcano which name is sooo long and have sooo many consonants in it, you can't even pronounce it, so you have to call it "that volcano in Iceland?" It turns out that "that volcano" has grounded virtually every plane in Europe, because the microscopic rock and glass particles in the smoke's ash have very sharp microscopic points that could get into the airliner's engines and really tear the engines up and do very major damage while they're up in the air! (I hope that cloud doesn't find its way to America!) Matter of fact, things got so bad President Obama had to cancel his plans to go to Poland to attend the Polish president's and his wife's funerals because of the volcanic ash cloud, and so did many other dignitaries.
Okay, since the conversation's has already been started, let's talk about volcanoes. They can be, and are, very destructive. Take Tambora, for example. When it literally blew its stack back in 1815, its ash cloud was so intense that it literally covered the whole world, and eventually led to the following "year without a summer," because the sun never shown, it rained and snowed constantly, and the crops never grew and millions around the world starved to death because of it. Then, there's the "mighty Krakatoa," most famous for producing the loudest sound ever recorded when the whole island blew up in 1883 (Rumor has it that it was heard almost 3000 miles away, on an island off the coast of Africa!), and causing a tsunami that, up until the ultimate disaster in 2004, caused the biggest loss of life from a tsunami ever, close to 30,000 people. Mt. St. Helens, our own volcano up in Washington state, has a 30th anniversary commemoration of its eruption next month. More about that volcano when its anniversary comes.
So, will "that volcano in Iceland" be as destructive as the aforementioned volcanoes? Who really knows for sure? What we do know is the ash cloud that's coming out of it is getting worse, and generally, when a volcano continues to spout out ash and lava, an even bigger eruption usually is on the way. So, we all will just have to wait and see what happens.
Well, that's all for this week. Until next time, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the earthquake victims!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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