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  • Operation volcano! Navy Armada Ready To Pick Up Thousands Of Stranded Britons

    04/18/2010 4:12:23 PM PDT · by Biggirl · 25 replies · 850+ views
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | April 18, 2010 | Vanessa Allen And Ray Massey
    An Armada of Royal Navy ships is poised to rescue Britons stranded by the aviation shutdown. The dramatic operation would carry thousands of families home from Channel ports in a rerun of the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation. Security Minister Lord West said commercial ships and amphibious landing craft could also be drafted into service.
  • Erupting Volcano Anak Krakatau

    07/12/2009 10:51:56 PM PDT · by jmcenanly · 42 replies · 2,580+ views
    Astronomy picture of the day ^ | 2009 July 13 | Marco Fulle (Stromboli Online)
    Erupting Volcano Anak Krakatau Credit & Copyright: Marco Fulle (Stromboli Online) Explanation: A volcano on Krakatoa is still erupting. Perhaps most famous for the powerfully explosive eruption in 1883 that killed tens of thousands of people, ash from a violent eruption might also have temporarily altered Earth's climate as long as 1500 years ago. In 1927, eruptions caused smaller Anak Krakatau to rise from the sea, and the emerging volcanic island continues to grow at an average rate of 2 cm per day. The latest eruption of Anak Krakatau started in 2008 April and continues today. In this picture,...