Fall Of Krakatoa Research Paper

One hundred twenty-two years ago, one of the most destructive powers of Nature was felt around the globe. This power was from the explosion of Krakatoa, an island volcano that lies in the Sunda Strait. The scientists of the time struggled to comprehend the destruction that resulted from this great explosion. The results from the examination of the destruction established a landmark in learning about volcanoes. But let us back up a bit and learn exactly what happened before the Great Explosion happened. In 416 A.D. Ancient Krakatoa destroyed itself in a massive eruption. Over the next 1200 years, minor eruptions rebuilt the volcano. These small eruptions helped release the pressure created by the enormous geological forces beneath the island. But over time, a plug of viscous magma formed in Krakatoa's throat preventing the gasses and magma from escaping to the surface. This in turn caused the eruptions to cease, and by 1883 Krakatoa was a time bomb just waiting to explode. In Ketimbang, in March 1883, six months prior to the great explosion, there were subtle warning signs that were undetectable to humans. In Jakarta, the East Indies capital, there was a
Eleven cubic miles of rock, ash, and dust had been blasted into the atmosphere. The aerosol of the dust and ash covered 70% of the world and reflected solar radiation back out to space which resulted in a cooling effect of the Earth's surface by half a degree Celsius and turned the skies Blood Red. William Ascroft, a Victorian painter, sketched the changing skies between the years of September 1883 to 1886 from his home in Chelsea, West London. He painted 533 sketches. Scientists have spent years trying to figure out why Krakatoa was so explosive and why did the final eruption tear it apart. They found that the mixing of lighter and darker magma caused the explosion of Krakatoa in