05/07/2008 1:21:37 PM PDT
· 16 of 36 urabus
to Virginia Ridgerunner
Krakatoa was in 1883.
Effects of Krakatoa:
“In the year following the eruption, average global temperatures fell by as much as 1.2 degrees Celsius. Weather patterns continued to be chaotic for years, and temperatures did not return to normal until 1888. The eruption injected an unusually large amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas high into the stratosphere which was subsequently transported by high-level winds all over the planet. This led to a global increase in sulfurous acid (H2SO3) concentration in high-level cirrus clouds. The resulting increase in cloud reflectivity (or albedo) would reflect more incoming light from the sun than usual, and cool the entire planet until the suspended sulfur fell to the ground as acid precipitation.[9]” -wikiped...
05/07/2008 1:12:49 PM PDT
· 12 of 36 urabus
to RightWhale
The effects should be restricted to the southern hemisphere.
But they wont. Krakatoa affected weather globally, and the longer this one 'spews', the lesser the effects will be restricted only to the southern hemisphere.
05/06/2008 2:49:02 PM PDT
· 21 of 27 urabus
to Responsibility2nd
the idea of ‘Avatars’ is nothing new, always was in the
realm of fantasy, fiction, and some religious connotations.
Basically that one can manifest as a ‘vehicle’ for some
power greater than himself. HBO’s Carnivale series illustrates
this fantasy/fiction brilliantly!
What is new, and new agey, and misleading, is the use of
the word avatar for an online icon to represent a member or
user in a group. They should just call it ‘Icon’.