Krakatoa
The Day the World Exploded
by Simon Winchester · first published 2003
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Why HN recommends it
Narrative account of the 1883 Krakatoa eruption and its global effects, including the worldwide barometer shockwave records; recommended to anyone wanting to dig deeper into the event and the story behind it.
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For anyone interested, I'd recommend Simon Winchester's book "Krakatoa": http://www.amazon.com/Krakatoa-World-Exploded-August-1883/dp... Also interesting are how quickly the volcano has risen out of the sea again after being totally obliterated, and how much life now thrives…
on “The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times” ↗I'd like to recommend Simon Winchester's "Krakatoa The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883" to anyone interested in learning more about the Krakatoa eruption. It's quite a story.
on “The World’s Loudest Sound (2014)” ↗Just to put a plug in for Simon Winchester's book, Krakatoa: the Day the World Exploded. If anyone wants to dive deeper in this topic.
on “A Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times (2014)” ↗The barometers around the world recording the shock wave is one of the coolest things. “Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883” by Simon Winchester went into this point. Also, this write up from 2016 at Nautilus after the Papua New Guinea Volcano eruption. https://nautil.us/issue/38/noise/the-sound-so-loud-that-it-c...
on “NASA: Tonga blast was 10 megatons, more powerful than a nuclear bomb” ↗…global ice age), anoxia/CO2 drawdown caused by increased phosphorous and other nutrient availability, and others. "The Ends of the World" stands out as a top disaster book along with Simon Winchester's "Krakatoa" and Sebastian Junger's "The Perfect Storm".
on “Silurian Hypothesis” ↗Falcon Guides (for hiking and outdoorsy stuff) are on there. Also mainstream non-fiction, like Super Freakonomics and Simon Winchester books (Krakatoa, Professor and Mad Man)
on “Amazon Kindle Matchbook is live” ↗