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apparently major peaks of seismic activity Underwater Volcanism Creates El Nifio
are created in Japan and southern California. Correlation of Active Days of Volcanism in the Vanuatu Islands
No simple, exact relationship in timing with El Nifio 1900-1993
exists as with the earthquake correlation,
thus the exact connection is somewhat more Vanuatu Islands OE! Nino Warm Year
obscure, but it is impossible to suppose that
the similar tempo of the two phenomena are ; | t
not connected. They are definitely playing ME WL IE] - a ee | |
the same song on the same sheet of music. i] IIE]
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increase in volcanic activity as does the ON IIE al WIG
composite chart for world volcanism. In Ci | = H es ee | |
fact, the increase is rather dramatic, rising to iL. Ii___. " LI Tr a if
a high level of activity after 1970. Since | 1 | | i
1992, the cut-off date for chart 106, regional o Filla 7 7 Lettie oval Phi A Pa Be
volcanic activity in the Fiji-Papua Tectonic 2 2 a = = a & s a3 & F a Fi} a3 25 22 33 g5 Fs ge 2
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