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Hawaii-----update............. (Original Post) turbinetree Aug 2018 OP
This gets even worse when hurricane hector... pbmus Aug 2018 #1
... Based on no evidence whatsoever. DRoseDARs Aug 2018 #2
Nice knowing exactly who you are,,,bye pbmus Aug 2018 #3
A single wishy-washy sentence in an AOL.com article does not evidence make. DRoseDARs Aug 2018 #4
Ignorance is not intelligence.... pbmus Aug 2018 #5
Yeah, still not there. DRoseDARs Aug 2018 #6
Never ever said ...typhoon triggering the eruption in the first place. pbmus Aug 2018 #7

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
3. Nice knowing exactly who you are,,,bye
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 01:10 AM
Aug 2018

Scientists differ over how hurricanes and volcanoes might interact, including the question of whether low atmospheric pressure could help trigger an eruption. (Reporting by Rich McKay and Steve Gorman; editing by Larry King)

https://www.aol.com/article/weather/2018/08/05/hurricane-hector-closing-in-on-hawaii-and-volcano/23496205/

 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
4. A single wishy-washy sentence in an AOL.com article does not evidence make.
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 03:10 AM
Aug 2018

Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence. One of the strongest principles of Scientific Inquiry.

Try again.

 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
6. Yeah, still not there.
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 06:57 PM
Aug 2018

I've had geology courses in high school and college before among other science classes, so I actual do know a bit, but thanks for trying to insult me. Your first link is another general news article dated yesterday, again with a single wishy-washy still-not-evidence sentence "Scientists speculated that low-atmospheric pressure from Hurricane Hector could re-start major eruptions..." Your second link doesn't discuss the claim at all, but is a great overview of volcanology for anyone who isn't familiar. The third link briefly touches on a single event from 1991 at the very end and anecdotal evidence that, as written, looks like it implies more about what happened to the eruptive column as the typhoon passed over rather than the typhoon triggering the eruption in the first place.

I made very clear from the get-go I found the claim to be scientifically dubious. It's called being skeptical. There's a reason I've said "extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence" several times now. It's written into the DNA of scientific inquiry. You're locked onto accepting a claim you saw in an article on the internet, I've not gone about it the best way I admit but I'm trying to get you to see why you shouldn't.

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
7. Never ever said ...typhoon triggering the eruption in the first place.
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 07:03 PM
Aug 2018

1. This gets even worse when hurricane hector...

Comes close...low pressure could cause more eruption.

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