Anak Krakatao - New Rumblings...

[Rob Wadsworth]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...thousands-changed-weather-years-deadlier.html

A sensationalistic article that is both thought-provoking and filled with some very nice photographs. I think you will enjoy the read.

More than that, the idea of this going off - even if it is a minor blast - could easily disrupt weather patterns that can affect millions across the globe. Not to mention, the local effects to inhabitants of the massively populated region.

What can one expect if this were to have an explosion that was less than the 1883 blast? In it present state, it still has the capacity to vastly skew weather if it were to blow. Remember - that the island in the 1883 explosion occured near the base and ripped the ocean floor upward - generating a very large tsunami. It may not supply the same quantity of ejecta if it were to explode right now -as the original 1883 event- but that certainly doesn't mean that it couldn't sharply and adversely affect the weather for the potential it now has...

 

[Mike Deep]

Interesting, but... I don't know where Daily Mail gets off calling anything it writes "news."

 

[Vicky Redwood]

Ha ha Mike you are TOTALLY right about the Daily Mail, I was going to say they have lots of 'resources' and the stuff they write should be taken with a pinch of salt. When the article relates to a human / celebrity scandal, lots of 'close family friends' feel the need to share their most intimate secrets about the target.

I'll give them a 9/10 for creativity!

 

[George Kourounis]

Waaaaay too much hype...

I've ben to Krakatau just over a year ago. Set foot on the island as it was erupting. Over the past couiple of years it has re-awakened and the eruptions have become stronger over the past few months but the fact that it continues to erupt several times an hour, every day suggests that the pressure is not building up and that a catastrophic eruption is not likely any time soon.

Interestingly, I know the photographer in the article. Marco and I travelled together in The Congo a few years ago to yet another volcano.

George Kourounis
www.stormchaser.ca