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Fiery images as killer volcano that claimed 36,000 lives stirs once more

By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 6:16 PM on 29th July 2009

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1203028/Fiery-images-killer-volcano-claimed-36-000-lives-stirs-more.html

An amateur photographer has captured new images of the re-awakening of the world's most famous volcano.

In a breathtaking series Marco Fulle, who specialises in shots of comets, has photographed the Anak Krakatoa against a backdrop of constellations such as the Big Dipper.

These stunning pictures show the latest activity during the rebirth of the infamous volcano which holds a long-standing record for causing the highest number of human deaths ever - a staggering 36,000 in 1883.
Infamous: Anak Krakatoa caused 36,000 deaths after a fiery eruption in 1883 - the highest number of human deaths ever caused by a volcano


Risk: The smoking time-bomb is located on the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra

Marco, 51, from Trieste, Italy, last month captured these images of the waking monster and even caught a violent storm passing over the new cone.

The ticking time-bomb can be seen spewing ash into the Indonesian sky between Java and Sumatra where it lies on the Sunda Strait.  

Lava can also be seen trickling down the side of the new slopes that have quickly grown to a towering 360 metres. It now measures half of the size of the original mound that ended so many lives.

Marco said: 'These volcanos repeat explosions like that of 1883 many times during their life. The common opinion is that Krakatoa will become again really dangerous when it reaches the size it had been in 1883. It was two-times taller than now.'  

Threat: Embers glow on the surface of the newly active cone, causing locals to worry that another eruption is on its way


Bombshell: The power of the original blast was equivalent to 13,000 times that of the atomic bomb, Little Boy, which was dropped on Hiroshima during WWII

Simmering Anak Krakatoa - translated as 'Child of Krakatoa' - is the offspring of the original giant cone which snuffed out over 36,000 lives in a single super-eruption over 100 years ago.  

In an ongoing saga Anak Krakatoa is a new volcano that is emerging from the remains of the former giant beast which blew itself apart.

The colossal 19th century disaster is so renowned it has featured in movies and is regarded by many as the most famous on earth.

The explosion was so devastating it equalled 13,000 times the power of Little Boy - the American A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II.
Back from the dead: The volcano has been growing out of its predecessor's remains since 1927

Now locals are fearing a repetition of the original eruption that not only killed thousands in fire, but also sparked a tsunami.  

The huge wave took more lives and was caused by masses of rock falling into the water below as the volcano-island destroyed itself and collapsed into the ocean.  

Many more perished suffering from the effects of falling hot ashes and poison gases which smothered the surrounding lands.

The reborn volcano, Anak, has been steadily growing out of its predecessor's remains since 1927.  

Natural beauty: Photographer Marco Fulle captures a storm passing over the fiery cone

The land around it is building up as cycles of activity force fresh molten rock to spew out of the crater at its centre, creating new layers of solid ground.  

In November 2007 it started violently erupting again but islanders thought they had escaped another potential disaster when everything went quiet last year.

This spring, however, the new mountain started rumbling again. The eruptions have become so fierce they light up overhead clouds and draw in violent thunderstorms as the atmosphere changes.  



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Amazing pictures...

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor
fire...

Robert Frost

cool article and pics

I wrote a report on it in 5th grade.

Orodruin

I just glanced at title of thread and thought you were talking about that blonde russian tennis player  –– I thought yeah I'll check out some pics of her

awesome pix

Amazing pics...would love full res.

Amazing. Great post.

They supposedly heard that motherfucker in Europe!

I saw a show on it once and the wave of hot gas/ash could be seen coming across the water from nearby islands, VERY quickly. It destroyed and incinerated everything it rolled over. A ship captain rode out the tsunami by tying himself to the wheel and heading straight into it; it almost flipped the ship end-over-end.

Apocalyptic shit to be sure if you're near there......

I saw that show.

Supposedly the loudest thing ever heard on Earth.

http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Krakatau.html

The danger of that type of volcano is the amount of silicia in the magma.  The more silicia, the sticker it gets.  



For the lack of a better explanation: Since the magma has so much silica in it, the magma "clogs" the chamber easier and pressure builds until an eventual massive eruption.





This is different than the volcanoes in Hawaii (for example) and other places where the magma has less silica (not as sticky) and flows easier.  

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I hope it blows in the next couple weeks––––-remember that it dropped world temperature a few degrees when it blew last time; it would be awesome if that happened before a cap and tax vote.

Shouldn't they be more worried when it stops popping/hemorrhaging?

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Thank you!!

Take that, Al Gore.

Glad I wasn't the only one.  

Stunning pictures HH great find.

Wow, awsome pics!!!

I am using this one as my desktop:

Thanks for the link to the pictures...they're impressive!

In fact, I made one my avatar...  

This could be IT.

that is badass

Yea, if this summer is any indication of what is coming this winter the last thing we need is a major volcanic eruption that drops temperatures more.

We have been well below normal temps all summer I am worried now what heating bills are going to be like as it is if this continues in to winter.