Earlier while scanning news stories on Bing I'd come across a story about a comet being visible for new years eve. I might have seen it tonight (or I might have seen Venus looking extraordinarily bright) and while looking at related stories came up with another interesting headline about a foul smell in the air in the San Francisco area like rotten eggs. This would be sulfur dioxide release from the Earth's crust which is associated with volcanic activity. Then I came across another story that tells about a volcanic eruption in Alaska today. The hot zones are getting hotter and yet people will say that this has always happened since the dawn of time.