Why Iceland's volcano is so mega

By The Rachel Maddow Show
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Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:12 PM EDT

Really Big Volcanoes 101 from The Rachel Maddow Show on Vimeo.

Tonight on the show, a little more volcano news. For now, Summer Ash, our in-house astrophysicist and science goddess.

[Thursday: Iceland volcano wreaks havoc.]

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Comment author avatarOnOneCondition

More great stuff. Thanks Summer and Laura.

    Reply#1 - Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:30 PM EDT
    Comment author avatarSam-1722895

    Love the way you broke that down.

      Reply#2 - Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:44 PM EDT
      Comment author avatarQtsy81

      Hey, Summer does a great job explaining! I love watching her science videos! Keep it up! & Thanks

        Reply#3 - Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:03 PM EDT
        Comment author avatarkelslby

        Scientific progress goes "Ka-Blam!"! Love the Summer segments! Thanks, TRMS.

          Reply#4 - Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:53 AM EDT
          Comment author avatarMechTrek

          Excellent summary. Hooray for phase diagrams.

            Reply#5 - Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:11 PM EDT
            Comment author avatarDipseadawdler

            I understand so much more about volcanoes after watching Summer's explanation- thanks! Is there a special Exploding Icelandic Glacier Volcano Cocktail to accompany the video?

              Reply#6 - Sat Apr 17, 2010 9:15 PM EDT
              Comment author avatarmannapat

              I would love to see this timely and Very Informative clip on the msnbc Rachel Maddow show some time very soon. Take the opportunity to really inform lots of people and draw many more to the show.

                Reply#7 - Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:55 PM EDT
                Comment author avatarLynnZTV

                Rush Limbaugh now opines that God has responded to President Obama's claim of "no Armagheddon" after the passage of health care by "opening the earth" in Iceland.

                I wish I were making this up!  (See AP story for additional nausea.)

                  Reply#8 - Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:07 PM EDT
                  Comment author avatarJohn the chemist

                  Nice explanation and very apropos name for someone discussing volcanos - Summer Ash!

                    Reply#9 - Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:24 PM EDT
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