rld could beeffected.krakatoa on the Indonesian Islands in 1883 exploded. There was darknessfor two and one half days. The explosion was so loud that the Australians heard it.Greater than 25 hydrogen bombs the shock wave went around the world seventimes. On the Island Java there is a volcano known as Galungung which has killed70 people. In 1815 Mt. Tembura released the most deadly volcanic event inhistory. There was no summer in 1816 due to the ash, and it snowed in June andJuly.Haimaey in January 1973 a mile long fisher started to spew lava thepopulation of 5,000 people were evacuated everyone in the town went to theharbor where the water was boiling, this destroyed 400 homes. The lava startedheading for the harbor and would have closed off these fishing peoples harborcompletely had they not fought back. The people brought in 19 miles of pipe, andpumped 4,000 tons of seawater an hour onto the lava flows. They reduced thetemperature by 1500 degrees and stopped the lava from closing the harbor anddestroying their vessels. Finally, six months later the other lava flows stopped, butthis marks the first time a town fought back and defeated the volcano.Niagara FallsIn 1760 the common theory that was excepted was that the falls createdthe gorge. A man named Charles Lyle came along and said do not believe whatthe scriptures say believe what the stones have to say about the age of the earth.He said it took 35,000 years to cut the gorge which disproved the scriptures.Scientists used fresh water snails for the aging of the falls, which is known ascarbon dating, to 12,500 years. The crust is very strong so it can support theweight and it also grows 5 feet per year. The first person to measure the depths of the falls was Joseph Spencer healso found a huge pool that was 70 feet deep. The changes in the falls depths isrelated to the changes in the great lake system. 14,000 years ago a glacierretreated from the great lakes melting, this started the f...
