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Location: big island | neat photo:
in 1883, krakatoa's eruption killed 36,000 people in indonesia. supposedly people in california heard the eruption.
at any rate, she's stirring again. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Randy,
If you took that shot, publish it! Volcanoes are just so overwhelming; inner earth with some major indigestion.
Ol' Mom Nature's power is beyond comprehension. We are so insignificant, except for our Spirit!
That's why I cherish the seas and the 'heavens'... |
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Location: big island | thanks, iffy. that photo is already published today to mark the 126th anniversary of krakatoa's earth-shattering explosion. i read it also altered the temperature of the earth, lowering it a few degrees for 5 years afterwards. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Randy,
I don't mean to  here, but that's one of the most impressive photos I've seen!
A cataclysmic event in the back ground, with the serenity of a boat on a calm sea and the weathered foreground that has seen it all before! Beyond brilliant... |
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Location: big island | the photo is more impressive saved and stretched on the desktop. |
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Location: big island | more krakatoa images:
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Wow Randy. Spectacular, thrilling and fearing ! |
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Location: Vernon CT | If this is indeed happening, it's a bit unnerving as I have recently seen a documentary on I beleive the history channel, about Krakatoa and it's effect on the entire world's climate.
Here's a link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4074651 |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Great pics Randy, thanks! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Hey, we all have to vent once in a while! It's a good thing, holding it in can be dangerous. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by MWoody:
Hey, we all have to vent once in a while! It's a good thing, holding it in can be dangerous. i could vent my GAS by getting that adamas 1 on the bay... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Probably a good time to search the Javanese Craigslist too! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Very Cool Pic's Randy... |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Krakatoa and the region around this Ring of Fire in Indonesia is fascinating. It is a place where tectonic plates collide and has caused major upheavals throughout the history of the earth.
If you ever get a chance read Simon Winchester’s Krakatoa (The Day the World Exploded) |
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OT: krakatoa is stirring