The eruption of a volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula may be linked to a massive earthquake last week, experts say.
  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    4 个月前

    There are no threats to populated areas, Russia’s emergency ministry said.

    Which means nothing coming from the Russian state.

    • porous_grey_matter@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      4 个月前

      Sure, but it really is extremely isolated. There are some tiny towns a bit over 100 km away and then it’s thousands of km to anywhere else. Volcanos rarely endanger more than 40 km around them.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
    37·
    4 个月前

    I have to wonder if the melting ice, changing where the weight of the world’s water is, might have an impact on the frequency of earthquakes and volcanoes.

    • P00ptart@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      4 个月前

      Scientists have already proved that and are worried about volcanoes in Greenland and Antarctica.

      • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 个月前

        makes sense. a supervolcano would be ground zero for the coldest temps after the skies are blotted out with ash.

        when you think about it like that, Greenland being a supervolcano doesn’t sound so far fetched.

  • AlexLost@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    4 个月前

    That’s sort of how volcanoes work? They don’t release the schedule, so you kinda have to be on your toes all the times. You know, hard times yada yada.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    161·
    4 个月前

    “Sunday’s 7.0 magnitude quake hit the Kuril Islands and could lead to waves of up to 18cm (7in), Russia’s emergency ministry reported.”

    " Ah! My ankles are wet! "

      • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        33·
        4 个月前

        Only if it’s running fast and has been running over the surface long enough that it created a slick bio film on the ground already. A 6 inch wave of water won’t even knock down your Grandma.

        • Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          4 个月前

          Yes, your legs can resist 10 lbs of lateral force, but for how long? 30 seconds? 2 minutes? Also what does the water carry?

          Let’s say the water carries a 3 foot wide tree branch against your ankles. Your surface area just went from 3 inches to 3 feet. 10 lbs becomes 120 lbs.

          It’s not as simple as walking with heavier shoes.