Laacher See volcano (Germany): no reason to think it is going to erupt anytime soon

The Daily Mail writes today "Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London about to erupt?", suggesting that the Laacher See volcano in Western Germany could "erupt any time" and produce a large eruption such as the devastating (but still moderate, not super-volcano at all) Plinian eruption 11,900 years ago.
Unfortunately, what the Daily Mail writes, is more dark fantasy than anything else. There is no scientific background to assume that an eruption in a foreseeable future could be in the making in this area.
To read more and why, please have a look at the brilliant post about it on Dr. Erik Klemetti's Eruptions Blog.

• Alle News zu: Laacher See Vulkan
• Hintergrundinfos zu: Laacher See Vulkan

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2081219/Is-super-volcano-Laacher-See-lake-Germany-blow.html (Daily Mail)
• Fearmongering Gets Started in 2012: Laacher See is Not “Ready to Blow” (Eruptions Blog)
• Photos from the Laacher See and other volcanoes of the Eifel volcanic field

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