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re: About Krakatoa: first person reports
Posted on 1/17/22 at 9:52 am to real turf fan
Posted on 1/17/22 at 9:52 am to real turf fan
The weird sky in The Scream by Edvard Munch was said to be caused by ash from Krakatoa that caused sunsets in Scandinavia to be blood red for years after the explosion.
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Posted on 1/17/22 at 9:57 am to DavidTheGnome
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And all the way in Australia, some 2,800 miles distant, an ocean away, it was reported as far off rifle or cannon fire.
We had about 30 min of shock waves from Tonga. They were loud, we are 5,000 miles away.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 10:08 am to real turf fan
I was in Indonesia in the late 70's when a earthquake erupted offshore. Just a little shaking but what got me was when the natives started getting restless. Was staying in a high-rise hotel in Bali and the tide was coming in and out every hour or so. Weird shite for sure. Didn't sleep much that night. Best seafood I've ever eaten over there.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 11:54 am to PhillyTiger90
Posted on 1/17/22 at 12:36 pm to real turf fan
This fall I did a tour of Peru and our guide told us that he was on this volcanic island when this photo was taken:
It's Sarychev Peak on the Kuril Islands (Russian owned). Photo taken from the space station and one that got my attention at the time (2009). He said that the eruption sounded like a jet airplane up close, and they really couldn't see anything because of the dust. He was leading a nature tour by Kodiak boat from a small cruise ship. It took about an hour to make it back to the Zodiacs and get the hell out. National Geographic had a small article that says nobody was on the island - false.
It's Sarychev Peak on the Kuril Islands (Russian owned). Photo taken from the space station and one that got my attention at the time (2009). He said that the eruption sounded like a jet airplane up close, and they really couldn't see anything because of the dust. He was leading a nature tour by Kodiak boat from a small cruise ship. It took about an hour to make it back to the Zodiacs and get the hell out. National Geographic had a small article that says nobody was on the island - false.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 12:43 pm to PhillyTiger90
The shock wave was detected traveling around the earth something like 5 times.
ETA
The pressure wave from the third and most violent explosion was recorded on barographs around the world.Several barographs recorded the wave seven times over the course of five days: four times with the wave travelling away from the volcano to its antipodal point, and three times travelling back to the volcano
ETA
The pressure wave from the third and most violent explosion was recorded on barographs around the world.Several barographs recorded the wave seven times over the course of five days: four times with the wave travelling away from the volcano to its antipodal point, and three times travelling back to the volcano
This post was edited on 1/17/22 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:25 pm to real turf fan
Germans
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Posted on 1/17/22 at 2:25 pm to TheHarahanian
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Which one was it?
Bruh…
Posted on 1/17/22 at 2:42 pm to real turf fan
Excerpt from Samuel Winchester’s book:
“Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded”
“Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded”
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The British ship Norham Castle was
40 miles
from Krakatoa at the time of the explosion. The ship's captain wrote in his log,
"So violent are the explosions that the ear-drums of over half my crew have been shattered.
My last thoughts are with my dear wife. I am convinced that the Day of Judgement has come."
This post was edited on 1/17/22 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 1/17/22 at 2:50 pm to jimmy the leg
Krakatoa, East of Java. Good movie.
Posted on 1/17/22 at 2:51 pm to DavidTheGnome
Thanks for posting this. This is what I thought of immediately when I saw the topic.
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