History_of_Geologyさんのイラストまとめ

August 27, 1883, in the early morning #Krakatoa explodes & collapses, causing a blast heard in Australia & a tsunami wave 40m high at some sites, killing 30.000 people https://t.co/8HiJQJCMh3 🌋 Contemporary drawing & artwork by Severino Baraldi, 1981

August 26, 1883, a telegraphist in Anyer, Java, sends a message reading: "#Krakatoa erupted. Smoke & Darkness around." Less than 24 hours later the volcano will explode in one of the largest blasts ever recorded 🌋
https://t.co/4UCP3l6neT

August 25, 2000, died #OTD, American artist & cartoonist Carl Barks. He created many beloved #Disney antihero characters like the Beagle Boys, John D. Rockerduck & also former Klondike prospector Scrooge Mc Duck https://t.co/XMVWOBqSm0

July 25, 1920, birthday of #trowelblazer Rosalind Franklin. She used X-ray crystallography to study the structure of DNA & #viruses, fighting deadly diseases. Her research on coal #mineralogy lead to the development of carbon-fiber-reinforced materials
https://t.co/ollJ485XPm

July 10, 2015, pyroclastic flows at the Colima volcano in Mexico 🌋
https://t.co/kJyY0LaSAZ
📷 by Sergio Tapiro Fotografía

July 6, 1946, birthday of Sylvester „Sly“ Gardenzio Stallone, star of many action-movies. Most notable from a geological point is "Cliffhanger" (1993) - where the Dolomites play the Rocky Mountains 🎥⛰️
https://t.co/f0az6s3x01

July 1, 1867, the Dominion of #Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec 🇨🇦
- Geological map from 1864

Checkmate atheists !
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June 23, 930, world's oldest parliament the Alþingi (or Althing) in #Iceland established. Meetings of the Althing were held in a large graben-structure formed by tectonic movements along the Mid-Ocean-Ridge crossing Iceland
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https://t.co/nH0DBuZvpl

June 22, 2009, image taken from the ISS 🛰️ of the eruption column of Sarychev Volcano (Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) 🌋
https://t.co/SoK7ZAJQWJ