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> Not all volcanos are the type that explode. While there are classes/type of volcano, in reality each is a bespoke situation. It would be an oversimplification
by csdvrx 3y ago
> Not all volcanos are the type that explode. While there are classes/type of volcano, in reality each is a bespoke situation. It would be an oversimplification to directly compare Iceland to Pompeii.
You're right, the volcano may not explode, but by being AN ACTIVE VOLCANO, it still has many ways to kill people...
The article pictures with the RED HOT LAVA tells me it's a bad idea to stay, but if they want to, sure!
After all, we need more dramatic wikipedia articles about a single person surviving in a city that previously housed thousands!
- AlotOfReading 3y agoThe only part of Iceland that's truly safe from volcanic activity is the westfjords, which are remote and isolated even by Icelandic standards. Vulcanism is simply a fact of life for anyone living in the country, just like earthquakes in California, or hurricanes on the Gulf Coast.
- bee_rider 3y agoIf the ACTIVE VOLCANO is well studied and it is known that the way that it will reduce the city from thousands of people to one is… slowly annoying them into leaving rather than exploding… it makes sense to stick around for a while and see how things go. Most places have some kind of environmental catastrophe that can befall them. I grew up in a very stable area weather and geography wise (northeast US), so I can say with objective certainty as an outside observer to catastrophe: everywhere else on Earth has some crazy thing trying to kill the inhabitants, but they’ve just gotten used to it.