Volcanoes are placed upon a scale according to their intensity and are rated on the Volcanic Eruption Index, or VEI. Only large-scale eruptions of VEI-4 and greater that could alter the planet’s weather systems were researched. Eruptions of this magnitude alter weather patterns and cool the planet acting as a pressure relief valve. Specifically, when they alter the weather conditions on the surface, there should be a condition and cause for such an event.
Because temperatures were never recorded until Daniel Fahrenheit came up with a way to measure and record variables in temperatures in 1724, and become a standard over time, most temperatures recorded did not began until the mid-to late-1800s. Needing a more complete historical timeline and understanding the physics of heating a sealed container, this alternative method of research was selected.
All data was compiled from the Smithsonian Institute on Volcanism. Web search has altered over the years so data results have not altered, by searching these events have.
Because temperatures were never recorded until Daniel Fahrenheit came up with a way to measure and record variables in temperatures in 1724, and become a standard over time, most temperatures recorded did not began until the mid-to late-1800s. Needing a more complete historical timeline and understanding the physics of heating a sealed container, this alternative method of research was selected.
All data was compiled from the Smithsonian Institute on Volcanism. Web search has altered over the years so data results have not altered, by searching these events have.
When the past 200 years of volcanoes were examined because their exact dates are known, a pattern developed. There were 117 total eruptions, four with unknown dates. This gave us a total of 114 eruptions to examine, and of these, 72 occurred above the tenth parallel north. When taking the Philippines, Russia, Japan, Alaska, the United States, and south to the Caribbean excluding South America, we find that 72% of these volcanoes occur during the first six months of the year, January through June. In this graph, we can see a rise in volcanic eruptions that begins in January and settles down after June. There have only been 20 of these eruptions that have occurred between July 1 and December 31. The first six months of the year we have experienced 52 of these eruptions, more than double the eruption rate.
The northern climates of Russia and Alaska expand into July and account for four out of the five noted in this graph for this month. If we exclude these from our calculations, we see that only sixteen out of 72 have occurred during the heated periods of the tectonic plates. This is a 78% potential threat of a large volcanic eruption during the cooling period.
There were no patterns found in the middle and southern latitudes. The southern hemisphere is greatly impacted by the massive oceans, and the middle latitudes maintain a balanced, yet more intensified heat year around. There were 36 total eruptions during this time and 19 occurred from January through June and 17 from July through December. Over the last 200 years, and out of 114 eruptions, only two have occurred in the month of December worldwide. The only periods of time these latitudes were found to have risen were associated with surface alterations and population growth, not with the changes of seasons. This cycle is not coincidental and is expected from a heating and cooling perspective of the expansion and contraction of materials.
The northern climates of Russia and Alaska expand into July and account for four out of the five noted in this graph for this month. If we exclude these from our calculations, we see that only sixteen out of 72 have occurred during the heated periods of the tectonic plates. This is a 78% potential threat of a large volcanic eruption during the cooling period.
There were no patterns found in the middle and southern latitudes. The southern hemisphere is greatly impacted by the massive oceans, and the middle latitudes maintain a balanced, yet more intensified heat year around. There were 36 total eruptions during this time and 19 occurred from January through June and 17 from July through December. Over the last 200 years, and out of 114 eruptions, only two have occurred in the month of December worldwide. The only periods of time these latitudes were found to have risen were associated with surface alterations and population growth, not with the changes of seasons. This cycle is not coincidental and is expected from a heating and cooling perspective of the expansion and contraction of materials.
The force at work is the same force you would find if you fill a bottle with hot water, seal it, and then cool it. The contraction in a sealed container creates a vacuum and the outer shell will collapse in on itself, and the same would happen to the planet if this pressure were not sealed and contained during the heating periods of summer. From a thermodynamic perspective, there is reason and understanding to this because we use this principle in our cars.
The automobile has a radiator cap that, when heated, maintains pressure and is equipped with a relief valve as a safety device that prevents the cooling system from over pressurizing, and so does the planet. Our radiator cap seals our coolant in under pressure and allows the boiling point to rise as a result, when cooled it is allowed to vent.
As the earth heats in the spring, the laws of expansion begins and as the landmass expands they apply pressure with neighboring plates, and this pressure seals off volcanic venting and allows the pressure to build. The plates are heated and fully expanded in late July and maintain expanded through September. In October, the planet has shifted far enough to begin cooling and contraction of the plates begins. As they cool they contract and decrease this pressure along the volcanic vents and fissures that promote eruptions as contraction deepens in January through July. These eruptions also generate earthquakes throughout this cycle until heating and expansion begins again in the spring explaining the heightened earthquake activity during this period in comparison to heated periods of time.
As the planet continues to rise in temperatures, expansion will continue resulting in the shutdown in eruption activity we are experiencing, even though we are warming. The potential for a huge eruption increases with every passing year. Oceans are far less dense than earth and are much closer to the magma, and like a chain will break at its weakest link, eruptions will occur at the weakest points. The pressure will build and begin to ooze out, just as we are seeing above ground in Hawaii and has created new islands observed the past few years off the coast of Japan. Deep-water volcanic activity will naturally increase during times of heating, completely out of sight. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and areas along the Pacific’s Ring of Fire will naturally rise, and there is nothing that can raise the sea levels faster than the process of water displacement by increased lava flow. This expulsion of lava will not only displace the water but also cause the water temperatures to rise, altering the jet streams and precipitation levels as well as the chemical compositions of the oceans in their regions.
This process is even further confirmed through Earthquake Data provided here.
The automobile has a radiator cap that, when heated, maintains pressure and is equipped with a relief valve as a safety device that prevents the cooling system from over pressurizing, and so does the planet. Our radiator cap seals our coolant in under pressure and allows the boiling point to rise as a result, when cooled it is allowed to vent.
As the earth heats in the spring, the laws of expansion begins and as the landmass expands they apply pressure with neighboring plates, and this pressure seals off volcanic venting and allows the pressure to build. The plates are heated and fully expanded in late July and maintain expanded through September. In October, the planet has shifted far enough to begin cooling and contraction of the plates begins. As they cool they contract and decrease this pressure along the volcanic vents and fissures that promote eruptions as contraction deepens in January through July. These eruptions also generate earthquakes throughout this cycle until heating and expansion begins again in the spring explaining the heightened earthquake activity during this period in comparison to heated periods of time.
As the planet continues to rise in temperatures, expansion will continue resulting in the shutdown in eruption activity we are experiencing, even though we are warming. The potential for a huge eruption increases with every passing year. Oceans are far less dense than earth and are much closer to the magma, and like a chain will break at its weakest link, eruptions will occur at the weakest points. The pressure will build and begin to ooze out, just as we are seeing above ground in Hawaii and has created new islands observed the past few years off the coast of Japan. Deep-water volcanic activity will naturally increase during times of heating, completely out of sight. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and areas along the Pacific’s Ring of Fire will naturally rise, and there is nothing that can raise the sea levels faster than the process of water displacement by increased lava flow. This expulsion of lava will not only displace the water but also cause the water temperatures to rise, altering the jet streams and precipitation levels as well as the chemical compositions of the oceans in their regions.
This process is even further confirmed through Earthquake Data provided here.