Something strange happens in the Ethiopian National Park. The volcanic and seismic activity was increasing under the volcanic named Mount Fentale, but the gas that began to pour out of the ground is not what you would expect from the upcoming eruption.
The Canadian GHGSAT greenhouse gas control company said in early February that the amount of methane was aired with Mount Fentale “importance. “When a glass phenomenon began to measure emissions on January 31, they found that the volcano broke out 58 metan tons of methane every hour. GHGSAT began to control the situation after receiving advice from the Copernicus of the European Space Agency, which manages numerous observation satellites that are orbit in the orbit.
John Stix, Professor of Geology at McGill University, said A new scientist that the amount of methane is “unusual” for volcanoes, which usually break out other gases, such as carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide.
Although carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, it is methane in second place, which makes up about 11% global shows. According to EPAMetan is actually more powerful than two gas, with one molecule capable of capturing 28 times more heat than a carbon dioxide molecule.
That methane is so abundant compared to other gases suggests that everything that happens is not because Magma comes to the surface, Stix said. Instead, the movement of the magma deep in the underground may have opened the gas bed.
The good news is that everything that is happening seems to be slowing down. Jason McKeever, GHGSAT, said New Scientist in the show from February 9th.
It’s been over two centuries since the last Mount Fentale eruption. In 1820, a 2.5 -kilometer (4 kilometer) crack was opened in the volcano, resulting in the flow of lava. Previously, the last recorded eruption was in the 13th century. This one destroyed the Abyssinian city and the church south of the mountain.
There were signs of activity on Mount Fentale and before the methane was discovered. On your Smithsonian’s website Global volcanism program The aforementioned satellite radar pointed to the entry of the magma in the region back in September.
The satellites discovered “thermal anomalies” in the area on January 13 and 14, which increased by January 21. The cause of anomalies remains unknown.
Mount Fentale is located in Awash National Park, which is also home to Mount Dofan, Volcano Volcan (450 meters) of 1,480 feet. In early January, smoke showers began to penetrate from the mountain opening, which led to Hundreds of people leaving their homes as caution. In the weeks, there were increasing seismic events that led to the volcanic activity, which has not yet resulted in full eruption.
To say that it has been a long time since Dofan broke out would be humble. According to the global program of vulcanism, there is no indication of eruption during the Holocene, the current geological era, which extends to 11,700 years. This does not mean that it is because of eruption. Volcanic activities are difficult to predict, even for experts, so don’t worry about it too much. There is enough toxic things that certain people have thrown out to worry you today.