To: SunkenCiv
4 posted on
04/24/2008 2:09:47 PM PDT by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
What is interesting is that the Krakatau volcano between Java and Sumatra islands in Indonesia is capable of a something approaching a supervolcano eruption. Look at what happened when Mt. Tambora on Sumbawa Island erupted in 1815--it spewed 15 cubic miles of ash into the atmosphere and caused worldwide crop failures for two years! If Krakatau erupts again with an eruption that spews out 35-40 cubic miles of ash it would cause crop losses lasting 4-5 years, and that could cause a worldwide famine.
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