Comment Re:Headline should say... (Score 1) 786
You should check your own data. The Analysis in the spreadsheet is of CO2 levels, not Carbon. And guess what it shows?!? The data shows there was only 9 BILLION metric tons of CO2 emissions. GO LOOK AT IT YOURSELF and not some incorrect summary. That is a bit higher than the department of energy estimate of 6 BILLIION tons, but within a consistent range. Your 33.5 billion metric ton number is complete BS.
Also, your analysis of Mt St Helens is ridiculous. You are citing flows of magma on the surface (lava and so on) and occasional emissions. Not the gas emitted in the eruption itself. Only a small part of the in the magma magma chamber is erupted as solids on the surface. Most volcanoes have several cubic miles of magma in their magma chamber. Of that, the majority of the magma, up to 60% BY VOLUME, is turned into CO2/SO2. That's where the explosive eruption comes from.
Also, your analysis of Mt St Helens is ridiculous. You are citing flows of magma on the surface (lava and so on) and occasional emissions. Not the gas emitted in the eruption itself. Only a small part of the in the magma magma chamber is erupted as solids on the surface. Most volcanoes have several cubic miles of magma in their magma chamber. Of that, the majority of the magma, up to 60% BY VOLUME, is turned into CO2/SO2. That's where the explosive eruption comes from.