There has been many volcanoes that are just about ready to explode, all over the world. There is KRAKATAO in Indonesia. Just as a reminder, that was the volcano that erupted in the late 1800, that cause a few years in this country without a summer. One could only wish that this volcano in that part of the would explode, ridding us one of the most disgusting country this world has ever created.
I watched a documentary on Krakatoa and the sound of the eruption could be heard as far away as New Zealand. (The volcano developed cracks that allowed ocean water to come into contact with the magma. The volcano blew itself apart soon thereafter.) If this volcano is on par with what happened then, one might want to put on hold any travel plans to that part of the world for the forseeable future.
The 535 AD eruption of Krakatoa may have had profound historical effects including influencing the birth of the anti-human, islam.
Though a nice thought....one volcanic eruption, even a huge one, isn't going to get rid of NK...
Actually the “year without a summer” was 1816, following the 1815 eruption of Tambora, also in Indonesia. The effects of Krakatao in 1883 were also felt worldwide. I noted that “salt water taffy” in Atlantic City was named in 1883 after a tidal surge damaged taffy which they renamed to get it sold. I am wondering if there was a minor tsunami. Interesting research topic. While a major eruption would certainly hurt NK, it would also impact Japan. See map of a 4 phase spread of ashes at the site below which has a lot of other good stuff.
I decided to look at the claim of a 535 eruption leading to the rise of Islam. This is a fascinating story. I had previously read about Cassiodorus’s description. The link below goes into great detail, with extensive quotes from the ancients. Apparently after the years of darkness and famine, there was a period extensive plague. Descriptions sound like bubonic, or hemorragic illnesses. If food was scarce, rats might have migrated into the towns looking for food and carrying disease (my thought). Mohammad’s dates are 570 to 632. I disagree with the article’s main thought that Islam rose because the world needed/wanted a new savior. I am more inclined to think that the West had already declined terribly. Desert Arabs might have been spared some of the disease of urban areas and were positioned to take advantage of civilization’s weakness.
There may have been a combination of boloid and volcanic influences. Laki in Iceland 1783? may have caused enough hunger in Europe to set the stage for the French Revolution. In Winchester’s book he describes how Muslims used the Krakatoa eruption to foment rebellion against the Dutch. And interestingly, Yemen was involved. Regarding pressure waves, I was reading about the 1902 eruption of Mt Pelee in Martinique. Several men there were looking at their barometers regularly to gauge the likelihood of a major eruption. The must have had information from the scientific studies of Krakatoa, which were new science. 1902, 1903 were busy years volcanically. The Baekdu volcano is reported to become active about each 100 years. 1903 was the last time. I don’t think it is likely to erupt this year based on the scientific readings, but perhaps this decade.
http://iceagenow.info/2015/04/mount-baekdu-north-korea-china-border-close-eruption-geologist/