Volcanic Eruption Spotted From Space

Written by Tim Binnall on June 28, 2019. Posted in Current News

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured a breathtaking image of a massive volcanic eruption that occurred over the weekend.

The amazing photograph was snapped on Saturday morning when the ISS passed over the uninhabited volcanic island Raikoke as it rumbled to life and unleashed an enormous plume of ash and smoke into the sky.

According to a post from NASA, volcanic monitoring stations measure the height of the plume to be around 8 to 10 miles.

Thanks to the remarkable timing of the flyover, the astronauts were able to capture the eruption as it was seemingly nearing its peak, taking on an eerie mushroom cloud-like shape. The space agency explained that the top of the plume is known as the ‘umbrella region’ and consists of dense ash rife with “sharp fragments of rock and volcanic glass.” Noting the curious rings which formed at the base of the plume, NASA suggested that those features are probably water vapor clouds.

[PSI Editor’s note: Recent research shows that the volume of volcanic CO2 currently being emitted into Earth’s atmosphere is far greater than previously calculated, challenging the validity of the man-made global warming theory]

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FauxScienceSlayer

June 28, 2019 at 11:28 am | #

Volcanic forces on climate are variable and are NOT trivial as the fake debate Alarmists and Lukewarmist faux experts claim.

“Volcanic CO2” by Timothy Casey at Geologist-1011

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Doug Harrison

June 29, 2019 at 2:57 am | #

I wonder if the Russians publish results of monitoring of the Kamchatka Peninsular
This is one of the most volcanically and seismically active areas on earth. It would be interesting to know if there has been an uptick in activity lately with all the other geomagnetic events that have been observed around the North Pole.

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tom0mason

June 29, 2019 at 9:41 am | #

The editors note is on the money.
“[PSI Editor’s note: Recent research shows that the volume of volcanic CO2 currently being emitted into Earth’s atmosphere is far greater than previously calculated, challenging the validity of the man-made global warming theory]”

“In 1992, it was thought that volcanic degassing released something like 100 million tons of CO2 each year. Around the turn of the millennium, this figure was getting closer to 200. The most recent estimate, released this February, comes from a team led by Mike Burton, of the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology – and it’s just shy of 600 million tons. It caps a staggering trend: A six-fold increase in just two decades.”

From: https://www.livescience.com/40451-volcanic-co2-levels-are-staggering.html

Not that the UN-IPCC have adjusted their figures, or change the models to reflect these changes.

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tom0mason

June 29, 2019 at 10:09 am | #

And June 28, had Yet another high-impact eruption took place at Manam volcano, Papua New Guinea on Friday June 28 — following on from the previous day’s explosion to 12.2 km, and the general uptick which began last year.
A thick volcanic ash plume, rising to at least 50,000 feet (15.2 km) above sea level, was spotted by the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin at 06:59 UTC on June 28 using HIMAWARI-8 satellite imagery.
The eruption comes hot on the heels of yesterday’s (June 27) ejection to 40,000 feet (12.2 km).

This after June 25, powerful high-level eruptions have been ongoing at Raikoke volcano, Russia ever-since the massive unexpected explosion that took place on June 21-22.
According to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo, today’s eruption sent volcanic ash to an estimated 38,000 feet (11.6 km) above sea level, which is now shifting at 20 kts in a NNE direction.

And June 18, Multiple major-level eruptions have taken place at Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano over the past 24 hours, continuing the stratovolcano’s powerful uptick of late. According to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington, the largest eruption fired a thick ash column to an estimated 42,000 feet (12.8 km) above sea level, and comfortably into the stratosphere.

And June 9 Sumatra’s incredibly active Sinabung Volcano has exploded in spectacular fashion again today, , sending volcanic ash high into the atmosphere. The explosion also coincided with a minor G1 geomagnetic storm.
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin is warning of a thick ash plume rising to a lofty 55,000 feet (16.7 km).
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Particulates ejected to altitudes above 32,800 feet (10 km) have a direct cooling effect on the planet.
From https://electroverse.net/category/volcanic-seismic-activity/

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Toto's fan

June 30, 2019 at 10:03 am | #

Them (those) “oh my God” particles and their devilishly lesser cosmic ray cousins could be agitating our mother earth’s insides again adding an angelically enchanting dimension to Svensmark’s hippopothesis. (African often water dwelling scientific theory)

I have studied Mean Surface Level Pressure maps (mslp) for well over forty years for the prediction of oceanic swells for surfing. Currently over New Zealand is a high pressure system with a central barometric pressure of 1036 hectopascals. It causes the ocean levels I am observing to be approximately 0.3 of a meter lower than predicted tidal levels.
I do not recall having seen a high pressure system above 1025 previously, maybe a 1030 when unicorns and rocking horses are mating, which is next to never The influence of lower solar activity perhaps?

As we all know, police and health professionals notice a greater quantum of “madness” on the full moon. When there is no full moon with extremely high barometric pressure do the mad become sane and do academics briefly become intellectuals and scholars?

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