Krakatoa

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Krakatoa

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Reports emerging of a major eruption at Anak Krakatoa presently...

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/krakat ... itude.html
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Re: Krakatoa

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that report also said it was like 16km high the lava fountain is?
woa!
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Re: Krakatoa

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Awhituobs wrote: ↑Sat 11/04/2020 11:52 that report also said it was like 16km high the lava fountain is?
woa!
The ash and sulphur-dioxide plume was reported to be about 47,000 ft (14.3 km) high, whereas the lava fountain was reported to be about 200m above the summit. :-)
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Re: Krakatoa

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Whew, I knew I must have got that wrong
And it's not even april 1
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