Any way of confirming this ?

[slimmouse]

<br><br> Just hit a link which sent me to Rense - sigh.<br><br> But.....heres the story.......<br><br> Earth's Currently<br>Erupting Volcanos<br>6-17-6<br><br>Lokon Empung Sulawesi Erupting<br> <br>Ambrym S.pacific Erupting<br> <br>Anatahan Mariana Is. Erupting<br> <br>Aoba Vanuatu Erupting<br> <br>Arenal Costa Rica Erupting<br> <br>Augustine Alaska Erupting<br> <br>Barren Is. Indian Ocean Erupting<br> <br>Bezymianny Kamchatka Erupting<br> <br>Colima Mexico Erupting<br> <br>Dabbahu Ethiopia Erupting<br> <br>Dukono Indonesia Erupting<br> <br>Ebeko Kurile Is. Erupting<br> <br>Egon Indonesia Erupting<br> <br>Erta Ale Ethiopia Erupting<br> <br>Fuego Guatemala Erupting<br> <br>Galeras Columbia Erupting<br> <br>Karangetang Sangihe Is. Erupting<br> <br>Karymsky Kamchatka Erupting<br> <br>Karthala Indian Ocean Erupting<br> <br>Kerinci Sumatra Erupting<br> <br>Kilauea Hawaii Erupting<br> <br>Krakatau Indonesia Erupting<br> <br>Langila New Guinea Erupting<br> <br>Lopevi S. Pacific Erupting<br> <br>Manam New Guinea Erupting<br> <br>Marapi Sumatra Erupting<br> <br>Mauna Loa Hawaii Erupting<br> <br>Merapi Java Erupting<br> <br>Mt. Erebus Antarctica Erupting<br> <br>Mt. Etna Sicily Erupting<br> <br>Mt. St. Helens United States Erupting<br> <br>Nyiragongo C. Africa Erupting<br> <br>Ol Doinyo Lengai E. Africa Erupting<br> <br>Pacaya Guatemala Erupting<br> <br>Papandayan Java Erupting<br> <br>Piton Dela Fournaise Indian Ocean Erupting<br> <br>Popocatepetl Mexico Erupting<br> <br>Rabaul New Britain Erupting<br> <br>Sakura-jima Japan Erupting<br> <br>San Cristobal Nicaragua Erupting<br> <br>Sangay Ecuador Erupting<br> <br>Santa Ana El Salvador Erupting<br> <br>Santa Maria Guatemala Erupting<br> <br>Semeru Java Erupting<br> <br>Sheveluch Kamchatka Erupting<br> <br>Sierra Negra Galapagos Is. Erupting<br> <br>Soputan Sulawesi Erupting<br> <br>Soufriere Hills West Indies Erupting<br> <br>Stromboli Italy Erupting<br> <br>Suwanose-jima Japan Erupting<br> <br>Talang Sumatra Erupting<br> <br>Tungurahua Ecuador Erupting<br> <br>Ulawun New Britain Erupting<br> <br>Veniaminof Alaska Erupting<br> <br>Villarrica Chile Erupting<br> <br>Yasur So. Pacific Erupting<br> <br>Bulusan Erupting<br> <br>Poas Erupting<br> <br>Ubinas Erupting<br><br> Anyone confirm or deny either ;<br><br> a) this is true ?<br><br> b) this is beyond the norm ? <p></p><i></i>

[friend catcher]

Try looking at this <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/index.cfm">www.volcano.si.edu/report.../index.cfm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>for all the latest activity. <p></p><i></i>

[StarmanSkye]

Hmmm.....<br>VERY interesting, alright.<br>The best current volcano archive I could find, Volcano World, updated weekly from reports (<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/)">www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/)</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> by the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program and the US Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program, at: <br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html,">volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/cu...rent.html,</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>as of June 9 only lists some 49 volcanos as having a history of eruptions this year, 2006;<br><br><br>That contrasts with the site you cited that lists 60 'active' volcanos;<br><br>IMO, I think there's some exaggeration going on by listing as 'erupting' many volcanos that have only shown 'recent' activity -- whether this is willful sensationalism or a more open-ended crieria about what constitutes 'erupting' I can't say.<br><br><br>The Smithsonian USGS Weekly report cites the following current volcanic activity:<br><br>7-13 June 2006<br>New Activity/Unrest: | Bulusan, Philippines | Canlaon, Philippines | Heard, Australia | Merapi, Indonesia | Sakura-jima, Japan | Tongariro, New Zealand <br><br>Ongoing Activity: | Kilauea, USA | Semeru, Indonesia | Soufrière Hills, Montserrat | St. Helens, USA | Suwanose-jima, Japan | Tungurahua, Ecuador | Ubinas, Perú <br><br>That's 13 identified areas/sites with reports of new and ongoing activity;<br><br>If this were an unusually high level of volcanic activity, I'd expect the Smithsonian or Volcano World sites to at least make a passing reference to such, but they don't.<br><br>Perhaps the article Rense is linked to is engaging in some fear-mongering?<br><br>On the other hand, the Smithsonian site clearly states its list is not a comptehensive list of all volcanos that have had activity during the past week, but only those that meet its criteria (listed: see <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/index.cfm?content=disclaimers).">www.volcano.si.edu/report...claimers).</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>The Smithsonian Volcanic Activity Report also has links to other nation's volcanic reports with activity that doesn't meet its reporting criteria.<br><br>I'd be interested in seeing what other people find out;<br>Starman <p></p><i></i>

[professorpan]

I'm skeptical of the alarmist tone of the article. Arenal, in Costa Rica, erupts regularly. I stayed at a hotel across from the volcano 2 years ago, and at night you can watch chunks of lava rolling down the side of the volcano.<br><br>Active volcano does not equal volcano threatening to blow sky-high. <p></p><i></i>

[PeterofLoneTree]

Here's a "related" site:<br>USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Latest Earthquakes - Last 7 Days <br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/">earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>(Click on the maps to localize.) <p></p><i></i>