Iceland Katla volcano emits up to 24,000 tons of CO2 per day, may be about to blow

Iceland Katla volcano emits up to 24,000 tons of CO2 per day, may be about to blow

http://joannenova.com.au/2018/09/iceland-katla-volcano-emits-4-8-million-tons-of-co2-per-annum-may-be-about-to-blow/

Either Katla in Iceland is about to blow or it isn’t. It is a subglacial volcano giving off five to ten times more CO2 than vulcanologists expected. This has some experts spooked, though others are saying it’s not that unusual. Katla volcano set to erupt, Patrick Knox, The Sun Katla Volcano, Iceland, 1918 Icelandic and British volcanologists have detected Katla— Icelandic for “kettle” or “boiler” — is emitting carbon dioxide on a huge scale which suggests magma chambers are filling up fast. According to the Sunday Times, the scientists believe it could be an indicator that an eruption could be brewing which would overshadow the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010. The emissions are in the order of 12 to 24 kilotons a day which means 4 to 8 megatons a year. That’s the same output as an extra 1 – 2 million cars on the road each year. Ilyinskaya et al, Geophysical Resarch Letters We discovered that Katla volcano in Iceland is a globally important source of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) in spite of being previously assumed to be a minor gas emitter. Volcanoes are a key natural source of atmospheric […]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

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