On the brink: Tremors increase at Anak Krakatau to 5,000 a day

The Extinction Protocol ^ | 22 October, 2011 | N/A

[Errant]

SUMATRA, Indonesia –Several earthquakes have struck near south Sumatra of the 5.0 and 5.1 magnitude range today- making a tense situation on the volcanically-dotted archipelago potentially even more volatile. The Anak Krakatau volcano is showing signs of increased seismic activity. Authorities fear the volcano is building towards an eruption that could dwarf the one which occurred in 2007. Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Disasters Mitigation Center reported the numbers of seismic tremors now registering from the volcano have exceeded 5,000 a day. There are also reports of a gaseous mist which has seeped from the volcano and have enshrouded it in a yellowish haze- something that has never been observed at the volcano before. Anak Krakatau was placed on orange (level 3) status alert on September 30, 2011.

[Errant]

I’m going to need a bigger barograph.

LOL

[Errant]

Continuing activity at El Heirro...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDIoi8-yIYY

[aces]

Its a good thing we pass on in this world...it isn’t home..

[Teacher317]

Almost 3.5 tremors per minute?

I think that's a good thing. Anything that relieves even minor amounts of pressure and potential energy could help prevent a massive blast like Krakatau. Clearly, a lot of movement is going on beneath Anak Krakatau. Let's hope it's enough to lessen whatever large event that may be coming.

[blam]

"Uturuncu is surrounded by one of the most dense concentrations of supervolcanoes on the planet, all of which fell silent some one million years ago."

Hmmmmm.

[blam]

"I’ve been buying up long underwear from Cabela’s and I live in Louisiana... ;) "

That'll keep you warm so that you can starve to death.
Food, food...

[airborne]

And in other news -

Powerful Earthquake Collapses Buildings In Turkey

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2796693/posts

[RoadTest]

” - - - hot as Hades, no doubt.”

Funny you should mention that.

[SunkenCiv]

Toba gave us toothpaste, a lot of people don’t know that. ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks decimon and blam.

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[winoneforthegipper]

Yeah I am thinking this thing(el hierro) has miles to go before it rests....!

[blam]

"Powerful Earthquake Collapses Buildings In Turkey"

It's Always Something. (IAS)

[blam]

"Toba gave us toothpaste, a lot of people don’t know that. ;’) "

How's that?

A lot of people don't know it either that you put some of Alabama in your mouth everytime you brush your teeth.

[Cold Heart]

Praise the Lord and pass the MRE’s

[aces]

Yea buddy, interesting times we live in,,,come Lord!!!

[SumProVita]

“”Uturuncu is surrounded by one of the most dense concentrations of supervolcanoes on the planet, all of which fell silent some one million years ago.”

Hmmmmm.”

Yes indeedy. As large numbers of people reject God’s protection....no telling HOW interesting this may yet become.

[SunkenCiv]

You've never heard of a Toba toothpaste?

[blam]

LOL.

Boy, I'm slow.

[blam]

LOL.

Boy, I'm slow.

[familyop]

"If you’re on the West side of the range, there could be record snow falls! How do you deal with that?"

Stock up in advance, and prepare to dig and plow. ;-) I'm too far from the power grid to hook up the usual way and will be building the power plant little by little. The heating system will be a drainback radiant solar type with a large, very insulated, indoor thermal storage tank and large, homebuilt collectors on sheds. Backups will be homebuilt wind with the recently developed Midnite MPPT Classic controller and Clipper for wind turbines (very windy here most of the time) and wood for heat. Livestock will be yaks (climate).

It's taking a lot of work and time, but it might be worth it. Hope to get ham radio set up, before what's left of the sparse population moves downhill (gobs of foreclosures already).