The collapse of Anak Krakatau The parent is famous. The shock waves of the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 reverberated around the world – in the atmosphere, in the sea and in the news media. This was the first large eruption in the era of instant communication. The eruption itself was luckily on an island at some distance from human…
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Joker and Ace We as humans are pretty egocentric creatures, believing the universe revolves around us, thinking we are God’s or some other higher power’s greatest creation, and clinging to inaccurate ideas and beliefs in order to maintain pride.  Fortunately, reality always crushes our delusion and reminds us of our insignificant role in this universe. Men of science…
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Iceland’s subglacial Skaftar-sized events Due to the ongoing Reykjanes activity, I’ve grown interested in subglacial Icelandic lava flows. When lava is erupted under an ice cap, it tends to pile up rather than flow away. It makes a conical or ridge-like mound of pillow lavas known as a tindar. When lava reaches the surface of the glacier, it starts…
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The New Lagoon and Iceland’s Thor adventure park Blue Lagoon closed Today it was announced that the Blue Lagoon has closed with immediate effect. It will not re-open. After three close calls and four sudden closures, the continuing series of eruptions in the Reykjanes peninsula are deemed to present too great a risk to the visitors. Detailed investigations by the IMO have found…
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The story of Sydney It is a spectacular city. The harbour bridge and the opera house are instantly recognizable, but scratch only the surface. Once those have been seen, it is time to explore the real city with its dense flocks of boats parked everywhere along the shore, the busy centre with the Queen Victoria shopping centre, the cliff…
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