Krakatoa erupts again, April 11, 2020

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Anak Krakatoa erupting on April 11. Lava ejected from the crater with a large ash plume.
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Astronuc said:
Summary:: Anak Krakatoa erupting on April 11. Lava ejected from the crater with a large ash plume.

Anak Krakatau, part of the Krakatoa system, has erupted.

I really have to get there one day and do some photography and video recording of the activity
It's reasonably regular
 
davenn said:
I really have to get there one day and do some photography and video recording of the activity
It's reasonably regular
Please don't worry too much -- I saw the Krakatoa movie in '69, so I don't need to see your video, which I'm confident that you were contemplating making especially for my viewing.
 
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davenn said:
I really have to get there one day and do some photography and video recording of the activity
It's reasonably regular
Yeah! It would be something to see in person.

2018 eruption -
 
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Astronuc said:
Yeah! It would be something to see in person.

crazy huh, no obvious steam of small puffs of smoke prior, just a sudden boomD
 
The book about the 1883 Krakatoa eruption was so upsetting to me, it's been something that's been with me my entire life, I was around 8-10 years old when I read it. It was so devastating.

I knew about Pompeii, but it was pretty much isolated, the devastation from Krakatoa was huge, and much more recent.
 
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Evo said:
The book about the 1883 Krakatoa eruption was so upsetting to me, it's been something that's been with me my entire life, I was around 8-10 years old when I read it. It was so devastating.

I knew about Pompeii, but it was pretty much isolated, the devastation from Krakatoa was huge, and much more recent.
There is a fantastic docudrama on this I'll dig it out

Edit: The BBC one
 
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Three more volcanoes—Mount Kerinci in West Sumatra, Mount Semeru in East Java and Mount Merapi in Central Java—showed elevated activity on Friday, on the same day that Anak Krakatau erupted!
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news...as-three-more-indonesian-volcanoes-erupt.html

That must look interesting from the Space Station.

Anak Krakatoa may have triggered underwater landslides resulting in tsunamis.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46674490

"On Saturday giant waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java."

That is a seriously bad volcano.
 
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