You all know what that means...
This is from way out in foul ball territory. Here goes:
The Hawaiian eruption gets caused by a failure of the crust around the main crater. That causes a small leak of the magma reservoir. That leaves even more of the crust unsupported. More cracks occur along an eon-old fault, long hidden. What shows is our current situation, as a vicious cycle. Eventually, the southeastern tip of the island breaks off and heads away, propelled by magma eruption.
Now, there is a cosmically unlikely connection between Hawaii and Guatemala's eruption. There are a couple possible reasons, but they're irrelevant at the moment. We're not done yet. Perhaps it's that little chunk of island being pushed towards the Ring of Fire...
Here we go again- Yellowstone's Steamboat Springs shows a sudden major bump in activity. It destabilizes the Yellowstone hotspot and...
Gives one pause, even if it IS a WAG.
