Yes, this is a topic that rarely makes headlines....BUT it appears to be far more important than previously thought. From Columbia University's, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory:
Seafloor Volcano Pulses May Alter Climate
And a few highlight quotes from this link:
Volcanically active mid-ocean ridges crisscross earth’s seafloors like stitching on a baseball, stretching some 37,000 miles. They are the growing edges of giant tectonic plates; as lavas push out, they form new areas of seafloor, which comprise some 80 percent of the planet’s crust.
Some scientists think volcanoes may act in concert with Milankovitch cycles--repeating
changes in the shape of earth’s solar orbit, and the tilt and direction
of its axis—to produce suddenly seesawing hot and cold periods.
All I can add is that our Earth system is VERY complicated....BUT none of this information takes away from the impact we humans are imposing with hugely increasing greenhouse gas emmissions, especially CO2.
Seafloor Volcano Pulses May Alter Climate
And a few highlight quotes from this link:
Volcanically active mid-ocean ridges crisscross earth’s seafloors like stitching on a baseball, stretching some 37,000 miles. They are the growing edges of giant tectonic plates; as lavas push out, they form new areas of seafloor, which comprise some 80 percent of the planet’s crust.
All I can add is that our Earth system is VERY complicated....BUT none of this information takes away from the impact we humans are imposing with hugely increasing greenhouse gas emmissions, especially CO2.
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