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roamer65

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8. I'm surprised we haven't had a Mount Tambora style eruption like in 1815.

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 18, 2020, 02:47 PM

Dec 2020

That eruption resulted in 1816 being called “the year without a summer”.

In 1815, the explosion was heard clearly from 1200 miles away.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tambora

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2020 not over yet...Antarctica rocked by 30,000 tremors in 3 months [View all] Baclava Dec 2020 OP

welp, that does it... FirstLight Dec 2020 #1

There are many plates Mendocino Dec 2020 #2

The subduction zone off the coast of Oregon and Washington is overdue for a massive quake. roamer65 Dec 2020 #4

Yup. Here's an excellent book on the subject: Trailrider1951 Dec 2020 #10

The last one Mendocino Dec 2020 #11

Yeah, and as the ice and glaciers melt, the pressure on those plates is reduced csziggy Dec 2020 #9

It's due to the lightening ice load. roamer65 Dec 2020 #3

That's where I remember the volcano thing from! Baclava Dec 2020 #5

Gonna be a very interesting next 100 years. roamer65 Dec 2020 #7

Lol. Wish I'd read the comments before making my own. aidbo Dec 2020 #14

That's about the only natural disaster left on the 2020 bingo card RussBLib Dec 2020 #6

I'm surprised we haven't had a Mount Tambora style eruption like in 1815. roamer65 Dec 2020 #8

Kicked and bookmarked! smirkymonkey Dec 2020 #12

I think I read somewhere... aidbo Dec 2020 #13

Definitely true. roamer65 Dec 2020 #17

The ice was holding it.once enough of it is gone the volcanoes Fullduplexxx Dec 2020 #15

Just Mother Earth having a little stretch. jeffreyi Dec 2020 #16