October 13, 2011

“Just in Case”



“Just in Case”

cji
10/13/11

Oft times mortals forget
And thus never repent;

They determine to avoid
Falling into darkness’ void;

Clamoring about the heat
Taking the popular seat;

Just in case one does read
And maybe the Word heed;

Sometimes a still small voice
Other times nature’s voice;

Thus to continue blindness
Unfeeling in utter darkness;

Mortals forget the Plan of life
Pretending instead full rife;

Awaken and thus hear
A voice so clarion clear!

Copyright © 2011 – cji

The Independent (UK)

Experts warn over Iceland volcano
Thursday, 13 October 2011

Experts are warning that an eruption could be imminent at an even more powerful Icelandic volcano than the one that paralysed air traffic last year.

Seismologists are nervously watching rumblings beneath Katla which could spew an ash cloud dwarfing the 2010 eruption that cost airlines two billion dollars (£1.27 billion) and drove home how vulnerable modern society is to the whims of nature.

Brooding over rugged moss-covered hills on Iceland's southern edge, Katla is a much bigger beast than the nearby Eyjafjallajokul volcano, which blasted ash all over Europe for several weeks in an eruption that local scientist Pall Einarsson describes nonetheless as "small".

Named after an evil troll, Katla has a larger magma chamber than Eyjafjallajokul's.

Its last major eruption in 1918 continued more than a month, turning day into night, starving crops of sunlight and killing off some livestock.

The eruption melted some of the ice-sheet covering Katla, flooding surrounding farmlands with a torrent of water that some accounts have said measured as wide as the Amazon.

Now, clusters of small earthquakes are being detected around Katla, which means an eruption could be imminent, seismologists say. The earthquakes have been growing in strength, too.

After a long period of magnitude three tremors, a magnitude four quake was detected last week.

"It is definitely showing signs of restlessness," said Mr Einarsson, a professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland.

Teams of seismologists and geologists at the university are tracking the spike in seismic activity and working with disaster officials to prepare communities near Katla like Vik, a small town of some 300 people that is flanked by black sand beaches.

Civil defence authorities have been holding regular meetings with scientists. Disaster officials have also drafted an evacuation plan and set aside temporary housing, but many fear they may have less than an hour to evacuate once the volcano erupts.

Iceland sits on a large volcanic hot spot in the Atlantic's mid-oceanic ridge. Eruptions, common throughout Iceland's history, are often triggered by seismic activity when the Earth's plates move and magma from deep underground pushes its way to the surface.

The longer pressure builds up, the more catastrophic an eruption can be. Records show that Katla usually has a large eruption twice a century. Since its last eruption was almost exactly 93 years ago, it is long overdue for another, seismologists say.

Icelanders are getting nervous as they mark the anniversary of Katla's last blast.

"We've been getting calls recently from people concerned that Katla is about to erupt because it erupted ... in 1918 on October 12," said Einar Kjartansson, a geophysicist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office.

"As scientists we don't see that much of a correlation in the date but there is most definitely increased activity. The question is whether it calms down after this or whether there is an eruption."

Of Iceland's more than 22 volcanoes, seven are active and four are particularly active - including Katla and Hekla.

Although it does not pose the same flood risk as Katla because it's not situated beneath an icecap, Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes and sits in the path of most international flight patterns.

Like Katla, Hekla is also overdue for a large eruption and could produce a disruptive and dangerous ash cloud that, in addition to disrupting air travel, could lower overall temperatures across continents by blocking out sunlight for days or weeks.

Scriptural References:
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• Revelation 11:13
13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
• Revelation 16:18
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
• 1 Kings 19:11
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
• Matthew 24:7
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
• 1 Kings 19:12
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
• Luke 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
• Mormon 8:30
30 And there shall also be heard of wars, rumors of wars, and earthquakes in divers places.
• Doctrine and Covenants 88:89
89 For after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to stand.
• Revelation 11:19
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
• Matthew 28:2
2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
• JST, Isaiah 29:6
6 For they shall be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
• Acts 16:26
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
• Revelation 6:12
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
• Matthew 27:54
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
• Revelation 8:5
5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
• Mark 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
• 2 Nephi 27:2
2 And when that day shall come they shall be visited of the Lord of Hosts, with thunder and with earthquake, and with a great noise, and with storm, and with tempest, and with the flame of devouring fire.
• Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:29
29 Behold I speak for mine elect’s sake; for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
• Isaiah 29:6
6 Thou shalt be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
• Doctrine and Covenants 45:33
33 And there shall be earthquakes also in divers places, and many desolations; yet men will harden their hearts against me, and they will take up the sword, one against another, and they will kill one another
• Zechariah 14:5
5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
• 2 Nephi 26:6
6 And they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions, for the fire of the anger of the Lord shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lord of Hosts.
• Amos 1:1
1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• 2 Nephi 6:15
15 And they that believe not in him shall be destroyed, both by fire, and by tempest, and by earthquakes, and by bloodsheds, and by pestilence, and by famine. And they shall know that the Lord is God, the Holy One of Israel.
• Doctrine and Covenants 87:6
6 And thus, with the sword and by bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth shall mourn; and with famine, and plague, and earthquake, and the thunder of heaven, and the fierce and vivid lightning also, shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the wrath, and indignation, and chastening hand of an Almighty God, until the consumption decreed hath made a full end of all nations;
• 1 Nephi 12:4
4 And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face of the land of promise; and I saw lightnings, and I heard thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of tumultuous noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent; and I saw mountains tumbling into pieces; and I saw the plains of the earth, that they were broken up; and I saw many cities that they were sunk; and I saw many that they were burned with fire; and I saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking thereof.
• Doctrine and Covenants 43:25
25 How oft have I called upon you by the mouth of my servants, and by the ministering of angels, and by mine own voice, and by the voice of thunderings, and by the voice of lightnings, and by the voice of tempests, and by the voice of earthquakes, and great hailstorms, and by the voice of famines and pestilences of every kind, and by the great sound of a trump, and by the voice of judgment, and by the voice of mercy all the day long, and by the voice of glory and honor and the riches of eternal life, and would have saved you with an everlasting salvation, but ye would not!
• Earthquake — Index to the triple combination
see also Earth; Quake; Shake; Tremble; Earthquake. in dream Nephi hears thunderings and earthquakes, 1 Ne. 12:4 unbelievers will be destroyed in earthquakes, 2 Ne. 6:15 they who kill prophets shall be visited with earthquakes, 2 Ne. 26:6 Jews and ...
• Tremble, Trembling — Index to the triple combination
see also Earthquake; Fear; Fear of God; Quake; Shake. Lehi trembles because of what he has seen, 1 Ne. 1:6 hear words of trembling parent, 2 Ne. 1:14 is this man who made earth to tremble, 2 Ne. 24:16 (Isa. 14:16). he who is built upon sandy ...
• Shake, Shook, Shaken — Index to the triple combination
see also Earthquake; Fear; Fear of God; Palsy; Quake; Tremble. Lehi speaks to Laman and Lemuel until their frames shake, 1 Ne. 2:14 God’s voice causes earth to shake, 1 Ne. 17:45 (Mosiah 27:15; Hel. 12:11). shake off awful chains that bind you, 2 ...
• Quake, Quaking — Index to the triple combination
see also Earthquake; Fear; Fear of God; Shake; Tremble. because of what he sees, Lehi quakes and trembles, 1 Ne. 1:6 many cities to tumble to earth because of quaking, 1 Ne. 12:4 all who belong to kingdom of devil need quake, 1 Ne. 22:23 the Lord ...
• Earthquake — Topical Guide
Earthquake see also Last Days; World, End of. Lord was not in the earthquake, 1 Kgs. 19:11 visited of the Lord … and with earthquake, Isa. 29:6 words of Amos … two years before the earthquake, Amos 1:1 before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, ...
• Uzziah — Bible Dictionary
Uzziah. Strength of the Lord. Called Azariah (2 Kgs. 14:21); king of Judah (2 Chr. 26:1); builds Elath (2 Kgs. 14:22; 2 Chr. 26:2); influenced by Zechariah (2 Chr. 26:5); defeats the Philistines (26:6); fortifies Jerusalem (26:9); smitten with ...
• Nephi, Son of Nephi, Son of Helaman — The Guide to the Scriptures
A book written by Nephi, son of Nephi, in the Book of Mormon. Chapters 1–10 show the fulfillment of the prophecies about the coming of the Lord. The sign of Christ’s birth was given; the people repented; but then they returned to wickedness. Finally ...
• Earth — Index to the triple combination
see also Bury; Creation; Dust; Earthly; Earthquake; Ground; Land; World; Earth; Earth, Cleansing of; Earth, Curse of; Earth, Destiny of; Earth, Dividing of; Earth, Purpose of; Earth, Renewal of. the Lord is mightier than all earth, 1 Ne. 4:1 the ...
• Gospels — Bible Dictionary
Event Location Matt. Mark Luke John Latter-day Revelation IV. The Last Week: Atonement and Resurrection To Jerusalem for Passover 11:55–57 The sixth day before Passover Bethany, Bethphage 12:1 A supper at Martha and Mary’s Bethany 12:2 Jesus ...
• Destruction, Destroy — Index to the triple combination
see also Burn; Calamity; Captive; Chasten; Destroyer; Destroying Angel; Earthquake; Famine; Fire; Flood; Hail; Iniquity; Judgment; Last Days; Lightning; Overthrow; Pestilence; Plague; Ruin; Scatter; Scourge; Slaughter; Slay; Smite; Sweep; Tempest; ...

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