[Geology2] Fearmongering | Laacher See is Not “Ready to Blow”

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Fearmongering Gets Started in 2012: Laacher See is Not "Ready to Blow"

A quick post today about a tremendously terrible "article" in the Daily Mail this morning. The headline reads "Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London ready to blow?" It is, of course, referring to the Laacher See in western Germany – a caldera volcano that had a large eruption 12,900 years ago that covered a significant area of Europe with ash and tephra. Surely impressive considering how few people know about the caldera volcanism in central Europe.

Pumice and ash deposits from the ~12,900 year ago eruption of Laacher See caldera in Germany, seen very close to the main caldera vents. Image by Erik Klemetti, taken in 2007.

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