News of the potentially devastating impact of a blast at one of the Antarctic’s volcano comes after it was revealed that scientists “don’t know” how big an eruption at Yellowstone could be. Explaining exactly how large eruptions are measured he continued: “Super volcanos, or super eruptions, are these eruptions that are on the eruption intensity scale, there’s something called the volcano explosivity index (VEI) and eruptions that have a VEI of eight are considered super eruptions.
The island has research settlements from Spain and Argentina and is popular with tourists because of its colonies of penguins. ‘The colossal episode of eruptive caldera collapse ejected between 30 and 60 cubic kilometers of ash, comparable in volume to the eruption of the Tambora volcano in 1815, an event that is attributed to a global temperature cooling that resulted in a series of bad harvests in Europe, in what is known as the “year without summer,”’ explains Adelina Geyer, ICTJA-CSIC researcher and co-author of the study. This otherworldly scenery is borne from the tremendous forces of nature at work below ground, as Deception Island is, in fact, the caldera of an active volcano. The volcano was particularly active during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Deception Island caldera is one of Antarctica’s most active, and has birthed over 20 eruptions in the last 200 years. The potential impact to the global economy could be huge with the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 costing the global economy £3.49billion ($4.7billion) by grounding flights across Europe. A study by a team of scientists from Bristol University found these deadly eruptions may happen every 17,000 years or so. The report 'Potential ash impact from Antarctic volcanoes: Insights from Deception Island’s most recent eruption' was written by Adelina Geyer, Santiago Giralt, Alejandro Marti and Arnau Folch. The study revealed “significant consequences to global aviation” after reviewing computer models of ash flows from different types of eruption during different seasons. Deception Island could erupt and ground planes across the globe The eruption on Deception Island could also disrupt air traffic in South America, … Express. The study said: “We demonstrate here that ash from high southern latitude volcanoes may pose a threat higher than previously believed.”. Though the researchers originally set out to explore the climatic history of the region, unexpected findings in the sediment cores prompted them to further investigate the island’s deposits. There is Mount Erebus, which is roughly due south of New Zealand, and Deception Island, which lies about 850km south east of … 'We are in the kind of deep pain you only hear about': Chrissy Teigen and John Legend announce heartbreaking news that they have lost their baby Jack halfway through pregnancy after suffering 'many complications', Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. A team of Spanish-Argentine scientists collected data from 25 November 2003 to 16 March 2004 in order to provide background activity records. The team studied sediment core samples extracted during the HOLOANTAR project, between 2012 and 2014. ‘The initial objective of the study was purely climatic, since we wanted to reconstruct the climate fluctuations of this region for the last 11,700 years using different proxies found in the sediments of the Byers Peninsula lakes, about 40 kilometers north of Deception Island,’ says co-author Sergi Pla, researcher at CREAF. Planes are under threat because the ash can clog engines and fuel lines causing them to stall and potentially fall out of the sky. 20th century eruptions occurred during two short periods, between 1906-1910 and 1967-1970. The eruption on Deception Island could also disrupt air traffic in South America, Australia and Africa and globally as air currents spread deadly ash. The research is the first of its kind investigating the impact of ash from an Antarctic volcano on the rest of the word. Scientists say the massive event launched roughly as much rock and ash as the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora in 1815, which killed nearly 90,000 people and brought on what’s become known as ‘the year without summer.’ It created a depression nearly 6 miles wide. Robot 'athlete' named Curly uses AI to beat one of the world's best curling teams at their own game. Infographic... BT Plus 'Complete WiFi' device promises to speed up your... PM Boris Johnson shows off 'hopeless' woodworking skills, Confrontation seen just moments before man from Barry is murdered, Boris Johnson's face appears on British Tits chart during interview, Watch the first presidential debate in full: Trump vs Biden, NHS sent out 'you need to self isolate' warning that was just a test, Indigenous woman films Canadian hospital staff taunting her before death, Commercial train blocks Harry Potter fans' view of Hogwarts Express, Hundreds cram into Coventry University halls for illegal rave, PM warns Britons to follow rules or risk stricter Covid measures, Speaker slams government use of Covid laws but declines amendment, Liverpool students seen at party in their accommodation, Man viciously punches helpless dog in broad daylight. This means our next super-eruptions could be overdue after the two most recent super-eruptions to rock Earth happened somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 years ago.

It’s beautifully dramatic, unquestionably rocky, and fascinatingly climatic. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express The team studied sediment core samples extracted during the HOLOANTAR project, between 2012 and 2014. It is an active volcano in the South Shetland Islands, off the Antarctic Peninsula. But, the episode 4,000 years ago … ‘These results suggested the occurrence of a major earthquake that affected all this area; put us on the track that, perhaps, we were not facing a common earthquake but the one generated by the collapse of the caldera of the Deception Island volcano. In all likelihood, there never will be.'. When the magna chamber emptied, the sudden pressure drop and resulting collapse spurred a seismic event that was recorded in sediments at the bottom of 4 lakes in Antarctica’s Byers Peninsula. The study looked at eruptions from Deception Island over the last 10,000 years. Rocket-powered paramedics: Air Ambulance service announces plans to use JETSUITS to find and treat stranded... Earth may have lost up to 60 per cent of its atmosphere in the massive collision that formed the Moon 4.5... Google unveils its Pixel 5 smartphone with 5G support for just $699, along with a new Nest Audio speaker and... Surgical tool inspired by parasitic wasp's egg-laying organ could be used to operate on tumours and blood... Mayan community was obliterated 1,590 years ago when a huge volcano erupted, according to new study that... Fall foliage seen from SPACE!

Deception Island could erupt and ground planes across the globe, Bali volcano: Photos show haunting Mount Agung temples covered in dust, Scientists 'DON'T KNOW' size of 'tremendous' Yellowstone eruption, Tourist enjoy the volcanic hot springs on Deception Island, Bali volcano update LIVE: Mount Agung eruption STRENGTHENS - latest, Bali volcano WATCH LIVE: Locals brace for Mount Agung violent eruption, Bali volcano eruption latest: Jetstar flights UPDATE as skies clear. Deception Island is a 14 km wide, ring-shaped volcanic island at the south-western end of the South Shetland Islands, NE of Graham Land Peninsul. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. The Deception Island caldera is one of Antarctica’s most active, and has birthed over 20 eruptions in the last 200 years. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. ‘The recovered sedimentary records showed a common pattern: first the volcanic ash from Deception Island eruption, overlaid by a sediment layer almost one meter thick composed by material dragged from the lakes’ shoes to their bottom due to the large earthquake and, finally, the common lake sediments, which are characterized by an alternation of clays and mosses,’ Giralt says. ‘Using this methodology, we were able to estimate the depth of all studied samples and to determine if they were part of the same magma and eruptive episode,’ said Antonio Álvarez Valero, researcher from the University of Salamanca (USAL) and co-author of this study. A scientific report said: “Ash emitted during explosive volcanic eruptions may disperse over vast areas of the globe posing a threat to human health and infrastructures and causing significant disruption to air traffic.”. Volcanic ash has caused planes engines to stall so decisions have often been made to close flight paths when they are smothered with ash.

He said: “We don’t know whether there’s enough magma beneath the surface to have a super eruption.”. This is what gives the island its characteristic horseshoe shape. Published: 12:20 EDT, 27 November 2018 | Updated: 12:20 EDT, 27 November 2018.
Less than 4,000 years ago, Antarctica was hit by what’s thought to be the largest volcanic eruption on the continent since the last Ice Age. ‘Later geochemical and biological analyses indicated us that these sediments had terrestrial origin and were deposited abruptly in the lake’s bottom,’ said Santiago Giralt, researcher at ICTJA-CSIC. According to Eric Dunham, an associate professor of Stanford University's School of Earth, energy and Environmental Sciences, 'Volcanoes are complicated and there is currently no universally applicable means of predicting eruption. The countries with the most space junk REVEALED! Only two volcanoes in Antarctica are active. Deception Island (62°57'S, 60°38'W) is one of the most incredible islands on the planet.

Deception Island is a place of dark, brooding peaks and ash-covered beaches. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper,

Its unique landscape comprises barren volcanic slopes, steaming beaches and ash-layered glaciers. The comments below have not been moderated. The Deception Island eruption 3,980 years ago caused the upper part of the volcano to collapse suddenly, creating a depression nearly 6 miles wide (10km). The volcano summit collapsed to form the Port Foster caldera.

Deception Island is the most active volcano in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Experts have warned that ash from an eruption could quickly circulate around the world posing threats to countries all over the Southern Hemisphere and beyond. The team was able to narrow down the date of the eruption through several geochemical, petrological, and paleolimnological techniques conducted on the sediment cores.