If the Laacher See eruption is as powerful as the last one, volcanic material could land over 600 miles away
Is A Super-Volcano Just 390 Miles From London About To Erupt? -- Daily Mail
* It's similar in size to Mount Pinatubo, which in 1991 gave us the biggest eruption of the 20th century
* Billions of tons of ash and magma would be ejected
* Southern England would be covered in ash
A sleeping super-volcano in Germany is showing worrying signs of waking up.
It's lurking just 390 miles away underneath the tranquil Laacher See lake near Bonn and is capable of ejecting billions of tons of magma.
This monster erupts every 10 to 12,000 years and last went off 12,900 years ago, so it could blow at any time.
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My Comment: Man has the capacity to unleash massive destruction .... but .... the awesome power of mother nature is one that truly gives me pause.
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