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Fasciné par les images en live de la coulée de lave Š côté de #grindavik . Je me pose la question, Š quelle distance de la coulée faudrait-il mettre des merguez, saucisses ou autre pour les cuire Š point sans que ça devienne instantanément du charbon? #eruption

STRONGEST FLARE OF THE CURRENT SOLAR CYCLE
February 22, 2024 23:44 UTC
Another X-class flare from Region 3590 peaked at approximately 1734 EST on Feb. 22, 2024.
The X6.3 flare was the largest of the three X-class flares that occurred in the past 24 hours, and the strongest of this solar cycle.
The X6.3 Flare Occurred from NOAA/SWPC Region 3590
A #flare is an eruption of energy…

Massive Mt. Ruang volcanic eruption sends plumes nearly 70,000 feet high #geology #Indonesia
https://wapo.st/3WlOfrJ

Massive Mt. Ruang eruption sends plumes nearly 70,000 feet high
The eruption may even have injected aerosols into the stratosphere.

How lightning illuminated Indonesia’s Ruang volcanic eruption #lightning

Icelandic Volcano erupts for fourth time in three months
Icelandic police have declared a state of emergency as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the #Reykjanes #peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December.
A volcanic eruption “started between stora Skogfell and Hagafell”, said …

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on this week's Haaretz Podcast says for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich and Netanyahu, #Gaza is only the beginning - they are aiming for "Armageddon, that will make it possible to expel many of the Palestinians in the West Bank."
‘We Are Very Close to an Eruption Taking Place in Israel’ | Portside

‘We Are Very Close to an Eruption Taking Place in Israel’
In a recent op-ed in Haaretz, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right ministers of knowingly steering Israel into an all-out war.

Looks like the #Ruang #volcano put up 0.25 (more likely)-0.5 Tg of SO2 15-20 km up in the stratosphere. (1991 Pinatubo was more like 18Tg SO2 for scale)
H/T Ghassan Taha and Simon Carn for these images
Not enough to cool temperatures down much at all, but interesting as many scientists are discussing the Hunga Tonga eruption this week (which injected a similar amount of SO2 but ALOT ALOT more water).
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/23/climate/indonesia-volcano-eruption-weather-impact/index.html

Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at #Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79.
Archaeologists say the #frescos are among the finest to be found in the ruins of the ancient site.
Mythical Greek figures such as Helen of Troy are depicted on the h…

Dazzling artwork found at ancient city of Pompeii - BBC News
Archaeologists unearth significant new paintings in the ancient Roman town buried by a volcano in AD79.

Excitation of Quasiperiodic Fast-propagating Waves in the Early Stage of the Solar Eruption: #CoronalMassEjection: https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/research_news/phys/202402/t20240222_657581.shtml

Plato's Burial Place and Details of His Last Night Revealed in Carbonized Scroll From Herculaneum #archaeology #tech

Plato's Burial Place and Details of His Last Night Revealed in Carbonized Scroll From Herculaneum
Scientists have deciphered a document lost in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, using AI to read ink invisible to the naked eye.

Fascinating... Hunga Tonga had a (small) net _cooling_ effect on the climate, despite the big dollop of water vapour it injected into the stratosphere:
#climatology #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #2023_climate_anomalies