Monday, April 3, 2023

Krakatoa Haiku: My Love Gathers Me In

 


My Love gathers me in

drop by drop, an ocean, 

then, together, Krakatoa


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With an estimated Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6,[2] the eruption was equivalent to 200 megatons of TNT (840 PJ)—about 13,000 times the nuclear yield of the Little Boy bomb (13 to 16 kt) that devastated Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II, and four times the yield of Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated at 50 Mt.

The 1883 eruption ejected approximately 25 km3 (6 cubic miles) of rock.[3] The cataclysmic explosion was heard 3,600 km (2,200 mi) away in Alice SpringsAustralia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa

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