One Indonesian Volcano Erupts, Another Quiets Down

AP via FoxNEWS.com ^ | 11/8/07 | AP Staffer

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Anak Krakatau, built on the same lava plume as the Krakatoa volcano that killed tens of thousands in 1883, continued to spew lava, hot gas and rocks Thursday into the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

Anak Krakatua, or "Child of Krakatoa" in the official Indonesian language, rose from the water in 1930 at the same spot where Krakatoa had blown itself apart.

Elsewhere in Indonesia, the government lowered the alert status of the Kelud volcano, meaning that thousands of people who fled its slopes for government shelters can return home.

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Of course, the last time Krakatoa blew, the resulting dust cloud led to an extended period of global cooling. Wouldn't that be funny as all get out if that happened again?

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If Anak K. follows in it father’s footsteps, the government of Indonesia is going to need one hell of a lot of carbon credits.

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