Krakatoa volcano (Indonesia): violent eruption, ash to 47,000 ft altitude

[Baclava]

A large magmatic eruption is taking place at the volcano right now. Based on satellite imagery, VAAC Darwin spotted a high-level ash and SO2 plume reaching 47,000 ft (15 km) altitude moving WNW.

A strong thermal hot spot is detected as well. Both the webcam on Anak Krakatau Island and from the coast (in 40 km distance) show strong lava fountaining from the volcano.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/krakatau/news/101587/Krakatoa-volcano-Indonesia-violent-eruption-ash-to-47000-ft-altitude.html

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Earthquakes, locusts, plagues...

Yo, volcano gods, we're busy here!

[rickford66]

1. God loves us .... no asteroids

[tblue37]

4. Shhhhh! nt

[Baclava]

7. Yeah, dont jinx us!

[alittlelark]

5. Yet.

[First Speaker]

9. In 1951, Robert A Heinlein wrote a story called "The Year of the Jackpot"...

...in which all the curves and rhythms and patterns of world and human affairs came together to produce apocalypse. It ended, as I recall, with the sun going nova...

[cbdo2007]

2. The poor Krakatoans!!!

Ok it's a Seinfeld quote but hope everyone is alright.

[Sunriser13]

3. Wow, this is really scary...

From the link:

This seems to be the strongest eruptive phase since the violent phreatomagmatic activity following the partial collapse of the volcano on 22 Dec 2018, which had triggered a deadly tsunami that killed hundreds of people on Java's west coast.

[Baclava]

16. It's big enough

[TrunKated]

6. mother nature is fighting back...

Virus to slow factory and automobile pollution.

Ash to reduce solar radiation hitting the ground.

[CatWoman]

8. K; R

[Leith]

10. Next is 7 years of famine

Stock up on pasta and spam now.

[Baclava]

11. Spam and toilet paper! The future is here for the next generation, prep well

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. Is the Yellowstone caldera bubbling any faster yet?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Caldera

[Baclava]

14. A chunk of Yellowstone the size of Chicago has been pulsing, nobody knows why

Magic 8 ball says, Ask Again Later

[roamer65]

13. If Tambora goes active, then get scared.

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora resulted in 1816 being called the “Year without a Summer.”

It was really more of an explosion, than an eruption.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tambora

[malaise]

15. Tell Don the Con to resign