JAKARTA, Indonesia — Scientists say Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano island, which erupted and collapsed a week ago triggering a deadly tsunami, is now only about a quarter of its pre-eruption size. More than 420 people died in the waves that were 2 metres (6.6 feet) or higher and 40,000 were displaced. The centre said that the crater peak was 110 metres (360 feet) high as of Friday compared with 338 metres (1,108 feet) in September. But experts now say another potential tsunami triggered by the volcano collapsing again would be less severe due to its reduced mass. Anak Krakatau, which means Child of Kratakau, is the offspring of the infamous Krakatau volcano whose monumental eruption in 1883 triggered a period of global cooling.

Source: National Post December 29, 2018 06:26 UTC