history of iceland volcanoes eruptions
For The Meantime, Hekla Volcano Erupting Is Just A Twitter Rumor
An explosion of rumors of Hekla Volcano erupting in Iceland spread like wildfire after an errant Twitter feed sounded the alarm that the ninth most dangerous volcano in Europe had awakened. The MSNBC Twitter feed was a false alarm. The next time Hekla Volcano news erupts, however, it could make the economic fallout of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption last week in Iceland appear quite similar to a small personal loan.
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano's ash cloud over Europe has disrupted air travel worldwide and is costing airlines hundreds of millions in cash today. The lives of 10,000 people living nearby and cool temperatures in the northern hemisphere could all be placed in danger for a couple of years if rumors of Hekla Volcano erupting were true.
The History of Hekla Volcano
Showing in Hekla Volcano history, its largest known eruption took place in about 9950 B.C. Scientists estimate this eruption spewed more than four cubic miles of volcanic rock into the atmosphere. That explosion was six times greater, or more, than the eruption of Mt. St. Helens that occurred in Oregon in 1980. The 1991 volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines threw six cubic miles of materials in the air, which formed a global sulfuric acid haze, reduced temperatures worldwide and temporarily increased depletion of the Earth's ozone layer.
More Hekla volcano news
Classified as one of Europe's most dangerous volcanoes in a new study by the Willis Research Network (WRN), Hekla Volcano news was clearly a headline almost all over the world. The study ranks European volcanoes with the potential to disrupt populations of greater than 10,000. Ranked ninth in the study is Hekla Volcano. Italy's Mount Vesuvius was number one. If Mount Vesuvius were to explode to its full potential, 8,000 people could be killed and 13,000 seriously injured. The country could suffer economic losses up to more than $ 24 billion.
Hekla Volcano versus Mount Vesuvius
Mainly because it's so remote, Hekla Volcano's potential for destruction is nothing compared to that of Mount Vesuvius. But it erupts much more often. According to the WRN study, 1.7 million people are exposed to Vesuvius' imminent wrath. Hekla Volcano threatens 10,000. In property damages, Hekla Volcano erupting is estimated at $ 400 million. Since 1104, 20 and 30 considerable eruptions of Hekla Volcano have been known, with the mountain sometimes, without stopping, remaining active for periods of six years.
Ash cloud over Europe spreading
Although a pipsqueak compared to the volcanoes on the WRN list, the ash cloud over Europe from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continues to wreak havoc with air travel worldwide. The New York Times cited it as worst peacetime air travel disruption ever. It has caused loss for airlines of around hundreds of millions of dollars in money now due to nearly a weeklong shut down and airports stranding thousands. It's a good thing Hekla Volcano erupting was nothing but Twitter noise.
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