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Welcome to … “The Aftermath of Indonesia’s Eruptions” By Miss Yuwanda Wongveerakun (Nuk) 56030057

Aftermath of Indonesian Volcanic Explosions by Mss Yuwanda Wongveerakun 56030057

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Welcome to …

“The Aftermath

of Indonesia’s Eruptions”

By Miss Yuwanda Wongveerakun

(Nuk) 56030057

Overview

Krakatau Volcano

Mount Tambora

Mount TamboraFirst …

• peninsula ofSumbawa island

• Mt. Tambora

active Stratovolcano

• historic climax in 1815

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Volcanic Explosivity Index

Krakatoa

Tambora

“Year Without a Summer”

Effect on North America,

Europe, Asia

Resulted in

failed harvests

• 10,000 people died immediately

• 82,000 people died later

• Total 92,000 people

Death Toll from Eruption

Krakatao VolcanoSecond …

• Caldera volcanio

• Sunda Strait

• 1883 Eruption

• destroy three island

• recorded on barographs

• use to monitor pressure

Northern Hemisphere

• Summer temperatures fell 1 Celsius

• Edvard Munch's

Famous Painting

“The Scream”

• Blood-Red Sky

over Norway

• Merak was destroyed

by the tsunamis

• Tsunami caused by

gigantic pyroclastic

• 36,000 died from eruption

• 120,000 died from tsunamis

• Total 156,000 people

Death Toll from Eruption

Tambora 1815

• Most powerful in recorded history

• VEI-7

• “Year Without a Summer”

Krakatoa 1883

• Loudest sound in modern history

• VEI-6

• Temperatures fell 1°C

Conclusion

Thank You for Your

Attention.