Not exact matches
You might notice cultures that live near mountains / volcanoes have their own set of myths that include why a natural disaster
like a
volcanic eruption would befall them, vs. christianity / judaism that makes no mention of
volcanic activity because that culture didn't have to deal with it.
But despite that steady climb,
not every year is warmer than the one before it, thanks to the vagaries of weather, the influence of natural climate cycles, and the effects of events
like volcanic eruptions.
The long timescales (even ignoring the «Earth system» responses
like ice sheets and vegetation) are
not easy to get at in the instrumental record or by studying «abrupt forcing» events
like volcanic eruptions.
Dante's Peak is a disaster movie about a
volcanic eruption, that follows the classic formula
like hot lava running downhill — but isn't that the exact thrill ride we were seeking?
«The
volcanic activities have
not completely calmed down and there is still a potential for an
eruption,» the agency's head Kasbani, who
like many Indonesians goes by one name, said in a statement.
Thus this period is
not ideal for assessing the magnitude of natural changes (both intrinsic and forced by natural processes
like solar variability or
volcanic eruptions) since there is likely a contamination from human - related causes.
Since we can
not examine the real world in the absence of forcings (there is always solar variability,
volcanic eruptions, orbital forcing and random events
like asteriod impacts), it is a valid working hypothesis to assume the models are reasonable.
Whether or
not schemes
like iron seeding the oceans, launching giant space mirrors, simulating
volcanic eruptions, or placing synthetic blankets over the alps are morally justified, we also have to ask another question: will they work?
The temperature for a single month or a single year isn't all that meaningful in the context of climate; year to year variations are dominated by things
like El Nino,
volcanic eruptions, etc..
In addition things
like large
volcanic eruptions are
not visible in Nino3.4 but very visible in global SST.
Other factors capable of changing the climate,
like volcanic eruptions and changes in the sun's intensity, can
not by themselves explain the changes we've observed in the Earth's climate.
As I pointed out,
volcanic eruptions do
not produce cooling, especially on a regular thirty year schedule
like their graph shows.
This increase is
not instantaneous as there are many other drivers
likes aerosols, sun,
volcanic eruptions and also the natural variability of the climatic system.
At first sight this statement seems valid, however the variability in global T is
not only determined by anthropogenic forcings but is also determined by natural variability
like ENSO,
Volcanic eruptions, solar variation etc..
Natural disasters
like earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and
volcanic eruptions can be devastating for those who live
n or are visiting the affected areas, but they also affect travel on a wider perspective.
Natural disasters
like earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and
volcanic eruptions can be devastating for those who live
n or are visiting the affected areas, but they also -LSB-...]