Just like Krakatoa in 1883.
Thanks, Walter, I just learned something today. Had never been aware of it before.
Just like Krakatoa in 1883.
Just like Krakatoa in 1883.
The good news is: rift volcanoes aren't given to the violence of subduction zone volcanoes.
The bad news is: Volcanoes can't read....
Perhaps the world's first net negative (wrt carbon dioxide) volcano:
The Iceland volcanic eruption was designed and is controlled by the racist rednecks who hate Obama.
those rednecks just keep on thinking eh? First the marymak, then the hunly now this :lol:The Iceland volcanic eruption was designed and is controlled by the racist rednecks who hate Obama.
Wonder where Suzuki and Gore and all their little rent a riot buds are with all this pollution going on.
The Iceland volcanic eruption was designed and is controlled by the racist rednecks who hate Obama.
Remind me not to live in Indonesia. Does anything go right over there?
Small sea level oscillations from Krakatoa's explosion were recorded by tide gauges as far away as Hawaii, the American West Coast, South America, and even as far away as the English Channel, in France and England. It took 12 hours for the tsunami from Krakatoa's explosion to reach Aden on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, some 3800 nautical miles away.
KRAKATOA (KRAKATOA VOLCANO) - THE GREAT TSUNAMI OF AUGUST 26, 1883 FROM THE EXPLOSION OF THE KRAKATAU VOLCANO ("krakatoa") IN INDONESIA - by Dr. George Pararas-Carayannis
I think Indonesia is facing a similar resize apparently a strong 9 on the Richter may cause a good chunk of land go under water like Krakatau…..Scary yyyyyRemind me not to live in Indonesia. Does anything go right over there?
It's not just Iceland that is suffering from the volcano. It's almost the whole of Europe. As I write this, I am sitting under a huge cloud of volcanic ash that is not only covering the whole of the UK but is also covering the whole of northern Europe (Mount Eyjafjallajokull is only about 700 miles away).
All flights in the UK and almost the rest of Europe have been grounded for the first time since World War II, obviously leading to scenes of turmoil at airports when people are finding out they can't return home, go on holiday or go on a business trip or whatever.
Some of the volcanic ash has been settling on the ground and on people's vehicles in some areas, and there are warnings for people with respiratory conditions to not stay outside for too long if they start feeling ill.
The last time this Icelandic volcano erupted, in 1821, it erupted for two years, on and off. There were no aeroplanes in those days, so a similar length of eruption now would cause more havoc.
And when another Icelandic volcano, Laki, erupted in 1783, thousands of people were killed throughout Europe, including 8000 in Britain. People throughout the country reported strange, dazzling sunsets every evening.