Jewish Odysseus: EERIE AND TERRIFYING AMATEUR VIDEOS OF INDONESIAN MT. SINABUNG VOLCANO ERUPTING

Saturday, February 1, 2014

EERIE AND TERRIFYING AMATEUR VIDEOS OF INDONESIAN MT. SINABUNG VOLCANO ERUPTING

Just shy of 7 years ago, I pointed out that volcanoes have had an enormous effect on the earth's climate. It is quite unappreciated how tremendous are the cubic tonnages of ash, gases, acids, and many volatile chemicals that burst into the atmosphere from even a small volcanic eruption.

Today (February 1) another "small" volcano erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Take a look here at these amateur videos, taken from nearby the volcano, Mt. Sinabung, to get an idea of the colossal power of these events. They positively dwarf the effects of man-made pollution.

And you thought THIS winter was cold...

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laura r. said...: does pam geller know about this blog?; March 3, 2014 at 7:00:00 PM PST

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The Odyssey by Homer, Chapter 21:

For long Odysseus stood with the bow in his hands, handling it as a minstrel handles a lyre when he stretches a cord or tightens a peg. Then he bent the great bow; he bent it without an effort, and at his touch the bow-string made a sound that was like the cry of a swallow. The wooers seeing him bend that mighty bow felt, every man of them, a sharp pain at the heart. They saw Odysseus take up an arrow and fit it to the string. He held the notch, and he drew the string, and he shot the bronze-weighted arrow straight through the holes in the back of the axe-heads. Then as Eumæus took up the axes, and brought them outside, he said, ‘Thou seest, lord Telemachus, that thy guest does not shame thee through foolish boasting. I have bent the bow of Odysseus, and I have shot the arrow aright. But now it is time to provide the feast for the lords who woo thy lady mother. While it is yet light, the feast must be served to them, and with the feast they must have music and the dance.’ Saying this he nodded to Telemachus, bending his terrible brows. Telemachus instantly girt his sword upon him and took his spear in his hand. Outside was heard the thunder of Zeus. And now Odysseus had stripped his rags from him and was standing upright, looking a master of men. The mighty bow was in his hands, and at his feet were scattered many bronze-weighted arrows.