Humm how stupid!

Volcano monitoring?

Bet the people in Pompeii would have some appreciation for volcano monitoring.

Some might counter, "Don't live by volcano's dammit! We shouldn't have to pay for that!"

Maybe...but don't forget we are all subject to the wrath of mother nature whether it be by flood, tornado, hurricane, earthquake, fire, snow, drought, ice storms... Oh and yes I realize there are degrees of risk one should appreciate.

Don't want to monitor volcanic activity? Screw it! Why do we monitor hurricanes? Or rain? Or snow? These things happen and it's a silly waste of money to monitor them! To warn people of potentially dangerous weather or geologic conditions? Madness I say!

Last night our friend Bobby Jindal asserted monitoring volcanic activity was a waste of money. Somehow I think there are more than a few Americans who might disagree with him. Not just those on the ground living nearby these sites but perhaps those that are flying as well.

Maybe Gov. Jindal thinks Jesus will keep an eye on the volcanoes?

Here's a list of The Most Dangerous Volcanoes in the United States and a map so you all can see where they are located.

http://geology.com/most-dangerous-volcanoes.shtml

Akutan Volcano:
A stratovolcano in Alaska - Last eruption in 1992.
Augustine Volcano:
A lava dome in Alaska - Current activity/unrest.
Makushin Volcano:
A stratovolcano in Alaska - Last eruption in 1995.
Redoubt Volcano:
A stratovolcano in Alaska - Last eruption in 1990.
Spurr Volcano:
A stratovolcano in Alaska - Last eruption in 1992.
Lassen Peak:
A stratovolcano in California - Last eruption in 1917.
Long Valley:
A caldera in California - Last eruption during the Pleistocene.
Mount Shasta:
A stratovolcano in California - Last eruption in 1786.
Kilauea Volcano:
A shield volcano in Hawaii - Current activity/unrest.
Mauna Loa Volcano:
A shield volcano in Hawaii - Last eruption in 1984.
Crater Lake:
A caldera in Oregon - Last eruption about 2290 BC +/- 300 years.
Mount Hood:
A stratovolcano in Oregon - Last eruption in 1866.
Newberry Volcano:
A shield volcano in Oregon - Last eruption about 620 AD.
South Sister:
A stratovolcano in Oregon - Last eruption about 50 BC (?).
Mount Baker Volcano:
A stratovolcano in Washington - Last eruption in 1880.
Glacier Peak:
A stratovolcano in Washington - Last eruption about 1700.
Mount Rainier:
A stratovolcano in Washington - Last eruption in 1825.
Mount St. Helens:
A stratovolcano in Washington - Current activity/unrest.

I think people are making too much of a big deal over this. Yes there needs to be someone to watch the volcano and make sure to get the news out that it might erupt.

I don't see how volcano monitoring is a waste of money. I guess that tornado sirens would be, too, with that kind of thinking.