From the “this can’t be good” department and AFP:
An Indonesian volcano known as the “child” of the legendary Krakatoa erupted on Thursday, spewing a plume of ash high into the sky as molten lava streamed down from its summit.
No one lives on Krakatau, which forms a small island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, but the peak is a popular tourist spot.
Indonesia’s geological agency has not raised the alert level for the mountain. However, there is a one kilometre no-go zone around its summit.
When Krakatoa erupted in the 19th century, a jet of ash, stones and smoke shot more than 20 kilometres (12 miles) into the sky, plunging the region into darkness, and sparking a huge tsunami that was felt around the world.
The disaster killed more than 36,000 people.
Indonesia is situated on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a vast zone of geological instability where the collision of tectonic plates causes frequent quakes and major volcanic activity.
Um, Krakatoa, and indeed Anak Krakatoa, are not in the Pacific Ocean. More like between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean, lying as they do in the straits between Sumatra and Java.
Wait! Let me guess; this volcano is due to “climate change” from SUV’s, capitalism, guns & racism & we need to create a new global bureaucracy run by power hungry drunks to tax us who are unaccountable to voters?
Anak Krakatau is a very active volcano. From http://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=262000 . . . .
2018 Jul 12 (continuing)
2017 Feb 19
2014 Mar 31
2011 Jul 31
2012 Sep 9 ± 1 days
2010 Oct 25 (?)
2011 Mar 9 ± 8 days
2009 Mar 25 (?)
2009 Sep 16 (?) ± 15 days
2007 Oct 23
2008 Aug 30 (?)
2001 Jul 21
2001 Sep 17 (?)
Disasters occur everywhere and they can’t be anticipated. I am surprised at how many people don’t have meet up spots for their families nor any planning for local disasters.