德國一個超級火山是否即將爆發？

德國一個超級火山是否即將爆發？
Is A Super-Volcano In Germany About To Erupt?
By Ted Thornhill
Last updated at 1:39 PM on 2nd January 2012
Translation by Autumnson Blog

Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London about to erupt?
•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
一個距倫敦僅390英里的超級火山是否即將爆發？
•它的大小類似在1991年給予我們20世紀最大的火山爆發的皮納圖博山
•十億萬噸的火山灰和岩漿會噴出
•英格蘭南部將被火山灰覆蓋

A sleeping super-volcano in Germany is showing worrying signs of waking up.
德國一個超級睡火山正在呈現令人擔憂的醒來跡象。
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.
它潛伏僅在390英里外波恩附近寧靜的 Laacher See湖之下，能夠噴射十億噸的岩漿。
This monster erupts every 10 to 12,000 years and last went off 12,900 years ago, so it could blow at any time.
這隻怪物每10至12,000年爆發一次，最後一次在12,900年前爆發，因此它可以在任何時間爆開。

Hidden menace: Laacher See looks tranquil, but beneath its waters lies a volcano that could devastate Europe
隱藏的威脅：Laacher See看來寧靜，但其水域底下躺著一個可能摧毀歐洲的火山

Water deceptive sight: The lake was formed when the land collapsed following the last eruption
水的欺騙性景象：隨著上一次噴發當土地倒塌，該湖被形成

Monster: The Laacher See volcano is similar in size to Mount Pinatubo, which caused a 0.5C drop in global temperatures when it erupted in 1991
怪物：Laacher See火山的大小是相似皮納圖博山，當它在1991年爆發時它導致全球氣溫下降
0.5C度

It covered 620 square miles of land with ash and rocks and several small earthquakes in the region last year indicate that it could be awakening from its deep sleep.

Experts believe that if it did go off, it could lead to widespread devastation, mass evacuations and even short-term global cooling from the resulting ash cloud blocking the sun.
The effect on the UK is hard to predict but it’s possible that large parts of southern England could be covered ash.

If the Laacher See eruption is as powerful as the last one, volcanic material could land over 600 miles away
如果Laacher See噴發是有如上一個那般強大，火山物質可能在600英里外降落


It’s thought that the volcano is similar in size and power to Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, which blew in 1991 and became the biggest eruption of the 20th century.
It ejected 10 billion tons of magma, 20 billion tons of sulphur dioxide 16 cubic kilometres of ash and caused a 0.5C drop in global temperatures.
Volcanologists believe that the Laacher See volcano is still active as carbon dioxide is bubbling up to the lake’s surface, which indicates that the magma chamber below is 'degassing'.

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