SCP-173, also known as The Sculpture, is a creature from The SCP Foundation, a fictional organization that works to keep anomalous objects, places, and creatures secret from the rest of the world. SCP-173 is an animate statue made of concrete and rebar, painted with spray paint.
Iceland Volcano Sending Gases Throughout Region. Foul-smelling gases from a volcanic eruption in Iceland are pestering the region, reaching Norway and Finland more than a thousand kilometers away.In photos chosen Tuesday by Wall Street Journal editors, a giant rabbit visits Taiwan, Iceland's volcano simmers, an Atlantic City casino is shut down, and more.edEx, DHL and UPS are closely monitoring Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano for signs that they need to enact contingency plans. The 2010 eruption of another volcano in Iceland closed European airspace for nearly a week and caused disruption to operations.
Volcanic Gases. An erupting volcano will release gases, tephra, and heat into the atmosphere. The largest portion of gases released into the atmosphere is water vapor. Other gases include carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), hydrochloric acid (HCl), hydrogen fluoride (HF), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen gas (H2), NH3, methane (CH4), and SiF4. Some of these gases are transported away from the eruption on ash particles while others form salts and aerosols. Volcanic gases are also produced when water is heated by magma. Gases also escape from pyroclastic flows, lahars, and lava flows, and may also be produced from burning vegetation.