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PaulBateman Posted Jul 29, 2002
Is Tamboro the same as Krakatoa? Is Krakatoa another name for the entry on stubbing your toe? 
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Jul 29, 2002
Tambora is not the same as Krakatoa. The Krakatoa eruption was much louder but a lot less explosive than Tambora.
I think on the list of greatest explosions since civilisation began, Tambora is 1st, Santorini 2nd and Krakatoa 3rd.
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Nyree Rose - Doll in a Tube wearing National Costume Posted Jul 29, 2002
I love volcanoes.
Does anyone think that Yellowstone Supervolcanoes will end the world?!My poor wee gran had palpatations after hearing a lecture on these particular volcanoes.
Great entry Woodpigeon.
NR
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Woodpigeon Posted Jul 29, 2002
Yes, that's right Gnomon - Tambora is east of the island of Java, and Krakatoa is west of Java, and the two eruptions happened about 50 years apart.
Supervolcanoes, now that's a subject in its own right. Fortunately for us they don't happen very often (ie only every 10s of millions of years), so I don't think we need to worry so much. If one were to occur, then we are talking global extinction. It's not much talked about, but a huge supervolcano event occurred 65 million years ago in India (the Deccan Traps) which was sufficient in its own right to cause a large-scale kill-off.
Glad you liked the entry. If you are interested in volcanos and earthquakes and all sorts of natural events, come and take a look at the Living Earth page on A765263 !
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