December has begun with four sudden volcanic eruptions.
Two – those simultaneous eruptions on Hawaii’s Big Island in the middle of the Pacific – were the result of predictable forces of nature. They are still spewing molten lava. Experts say no end is in sight.
Two other eruptions – just days apart in the planet’s southern and northern hemispheres – were the result of a quite different, but also quite predictable, force of human nature. Two far-flung egocentric politicians erupted. They were pols who had survived two impeachments each; and even now they are unshakably sure they should still be in power as presidents. One is still spewing. Talking heads say no end is in sight.
