This is true of earthquakes and extreme weather as well as volcanic eruption." The seven "pinch point" areas identified by the experts -- within which relatively small eruptions could inflict maximum global mayhem -- include the volcanic group on the northern tip of Taiwan. "We saw what a six-day closure to the Suez Canal did earlier this year, when a single stuck container ship cost up to ten billion dollars a week in global trade," said Mani. "We need to move away from thinking in terms of colossal eruptions destroying the world, as portrayed in Hollywood films. The more probable scenarios involve lower-magnitude eruptions interacting with our societal vulnerabilities and cascading us towards catastrophe."

Source: The North Africa Journal August 06, 2021 09:22 UTC