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About Krakatoa: first person reports
Posted on 1/16/22 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 1/16/22 at 9:21 pm
I have been reading a book "Krakatoa: the day the World Exploded" from the library. It's long and includes a lot of botany and history of geologic thought.
Towards the end, it has a lot of first hand reports of what people saw as the island blew up. There were a lot of Europeans there and many kept records.
Unlike what happened to Tonga, Krakatoa had blown up before. Records are scarce, but it was known to be a volcano like so many other volcanoes in the area.
It didn't have a single blow. Earthquakes preceeded it. Sonic booms scared people. The earthquakes felt different from other earthquakes, not that uncommon in the area.
The first look (from a sea captain who was watching it) was a vertical explosion going several miles high. (Sextants have their uses.) then the cloud spread out, then a different kind of cloud, then ash. And a huge amount of pumice was floating on the ocean for miles away. When it happened, it gave natives who had arrived by boat to cut wood to build more boats enough time to swim back to their boat, go home and ask the Dutch local what was happening. He had no idea, but got in his launch and went out to investigate.
It's an interesting read and the read corrects some of the things in the movie.
Towards the end, it has a lot of first hand reports of what people saw as the island blew up. There were a lot of Europeans there and many kept records.
Unlike what happened to Tonga, Krakatoa had blown up before. Records are scarce, but it was known to be a volcano like so many other volcanoes in the area.
It didn't have a single blow. Earthquakes preceeded it. Sonic booms scared people. The earthquakes felt different from other earthquakes, not that uncommon in the area.
The first look (from a sea captain who was watching it) was a vertical explosion going several miles high. (Sextants have their uses.) then the cloud spread out, then a different kind of cloud, then ash. And a huge amount of pumice was floating on the ocean for miles away. When it happened, it gave natives who had arrived by boat to cut wood to build more boats enough time to swim back to their boat, go home and ask the Dutch local what was happening. He had no idea, but got in his launch and went out to investigate.
It's an interesting read and the read corrects some of the things in the movie.
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Posted on 1/16/22 at 9:25 pm to real turf fan
quote:What happens when you kick a blocka concrete?
Krakatoa
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Posted on 1/16/22 at 9:30 pm to real turf fan
If you had a surfboard made of diamonds could you theoretically surf a lava flow?
Posted on 1/16/22 at 9:44 pm to real turf fan
Wasnt it the loudest sound ever recorded up until the A-Bomb?
Posted on 1/16/22 at 9:46 pm to real turf fan
It’s actually WEST of Java
Posted on 1/17/22 at 1:56 am to real turf fan
Posted on 1/17/22 at 7:46 am to real turf fan
It also cooled the earth off, global warming.
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.
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 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 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”
quote:
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
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