The mean geothermal flux on earth is 60 mW/m^2;
The mean solar flux on earth is 240W/m^2.
Volcans DO NOT AND CAN NOT influence global warming”

But in reality volcanoes DO AND CAN cause global warming. 65 million years ago when that big space rock smashed into Earth and obliterated 90% of Earth’s lifeforms there was an intense area of volcanism in the Siberian region which rose the Eath’s global average termperature briefly by about 3 degrees Celsius until the ash and gas created from the meteor impact and the volcanism blocked out sufficient amounts of sunlight to cool the Earth through a feedback effect.

More recently, the Pinatubo eruption on the Philippines in 1991 triggered a .5 degrees Celsius cooling of the whole globe for that year. And that eruption had a VEI of 6, 10 times for stuff was thrown out campaired to Mt. St. Helens eruption at 1980 which was a VEI 5 eruption.

If we multiply that over 100 km^2, which is roughly the size of the area of intense volcanism in Siberia 65 mya, then you can have a dramatic cooling of the Earth and lots of volcanic ash and noxious gases thrown into the atmosphere which circulated around the world – more than enough to compound the effects of the meteor impact and nearly sterilize the Earth.

So Steven, you believe that the volcanoes in west Antarctica are responsible for the warming observed there? Is the evidence simply because volcanoes are there, and there is warming? Just curious what all you are going on.

And yes, that was a lot of energy released by Mt. St. Helens when it erupted, but it was not all thermal energy, nor would all of the energy released be capable of adding heat energy into the surrounding environment. Not all energy is thermal energy, but you knew that; even though your comment implies otherwise.

It also melted the massive Mt. St. Helens glacier in a matter of a few seconds. Volcanoes do not emit heat consistently. They can sit dormant for thousands of years and then release heat in explosive bursts, as is being seen in Tonga now.

Diamonds will not form from the type of volcanism happening in Tonga.

Am very concerned about the minerals exposed on to the formed foothills of the volcano(s), scientists my have the best time to quest on the minerals yet a n earthquake may surprise the tonga Islands unnoticeably as the scientists fetch diamonds. where do these scientists come from any way?
Berni. Tour guide in Uganda- East Africa http://www.sunlinktravel.com

Ron de Haan:

“Those short term electric static charges referred by the University of Würzburg is the same phenomena as “earthquake lights”, I observed twice, as big light flashes, in Lima city sky, a few minutes after the 7.9 Richter earthquake at Pisco, Peru (290 km.south of Lima).
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNy6YQB8nnw”

Adolfo,

This very well could be but the Germans have calibrated he system and they get a very accurate read out of emission volumes.

Those short term electric static charges referred by the University of Würzburg is the same phenomena as “earthquake lights”, I observed twice, as big light flashes, in Lima city sky, a few minutes after the 7.9 Richter earthquake at Pisco, Peru (290 km.south of Lima).
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNy6YQB8nnw

“Jeff L (11:31:00) :
what about the heat from the rock on the sea floor.
the heat is not just the vent.

Ric Werme (16:03:29) : Mike D. (14:42:35) :

But where dose the heat go? it is not a small amount!

Bob Tisdale (15:59:52) :

There is a huge magnetic anomaly going on there as well, a hole in the earth magnetic field”.

Scientist from the University of Würzburg in Germany have developed a new type of direct volcano ejecta detection by measuring short term electric static changes that occur during an eruption.

For this purpose they place a grid antenna on a pole at a few hundred meters from the volcano. This way they are able to accurately measure the severity of an eruption, even if the volcano is not visible due to clouds or night conditions.

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006AGUFM.V51A1664B