Thursday, September 15, 2011


Disasters "Big Bang in Asia" - 
the whole world shakes:

The event makes all the barometer in London up to 7 times higher shock and the whole world shakes in minutes.

Krakatoa is an active volcano on the Ring Fire Pacific. It formed an archipelago system consists of four main islands in Indonesia's Sunda Strait, between Sumatra and Java islands.

"The Big Bang" on 27 August 1883, is one of the worst disasters of human history. It has claimed the lives of 36,417 people and destroyed entire 165 villages and cities, 132 villages were damaged seriously, affecting many areas of the world.

Turn the event "Big Bang explosion of Krakatoa":
Map of the Krakatoa island before it erupted on 27 Aug.
Krakatoa volcanic erupted most in two days 26 and 27 August. Although in May, it began having eruption signs. The first explosion occurred at 17 hours 07 minutes (local time) on 26 August. Shortly thereafter, a series of eruptions with lower intensity occurred repeatedly, averaging 10 minutes there is an eruption of lava, but no major devastating.

The second and the third eruption occurred at 5 hours 30 minutes and 6 hours 44 minutes (local time) on 27 August. And up to 10 hours 02 minutes, the fourth explosion has created a tsunami with tremendous destructive power. Within an hour later, the wave height reaches at peak 37m, destroying hundreds of villages and towns. And up to 10 hours 52 minutes, much smaller explosion created the swirling cone with the large waves on the sea. The final collapse of the "wall" Krakatoa took place several hours later, at 16 hours 38 minutes.
The approaching process of Sunda Strait by Tsunamis.
The sound of the explosion reached 180 dB at a distance of 160 km. Anyone with a distance of 20km have been subjected to noise levels 200dB, while the maximum limit of our hearing is 115dB. The disaster’s shocks can be felt in the city of Perth, Australia - far from it to 3,110 km and even in Maurice Rodriges island - away from disaster 5,000 km.
 
Even, it also makes all of the barometer (instruments used to measure atmospheric pressure) in London on 7 times higher shock and shake the world in minutes.
With index eruption at level 6, this volcano's explosive force equivalent to 200 megatons, more than 13,000 times of the atomic bomb Little Boy (13 to 16 kiloton) that is thrown into Hiroshima in August 1945. This eruption made the rocks, ash and pumice shot 25 miles away.

Estimates of the last eruption, pumice ejected volume is as high as about 34 to 50 miles in the sky (54 to 80km). The amount of dust stretching to 3,000 miles (4,828 km) in 10 days later, the whole earth surrounded by clusters of dust explosions. Sulfur in ash reacts with atmospheric ozone causes vivid sunsets around the world. The temperature dropped and the global climate disruption lasted five years.
The level of flooding from the tsunami disaster
and the collapse of the volcano Krakatoa.
Images are recorded by tide gauges at San Francisco, Honolulu and at the port of Moltke, South Georgia, USA.
In about ten hours, the island of Rakata has changed significantly.
Seven weeks after the Krakatoa erupt.
Map showing the rest of the island.

And here is the video image using stop motion method (continuousimages) to describe the entire disaster.

Thursday, September 01, 2011


(update) IRENA STORM WEAKENED, AMERICA IS IN RUINS:

Even so, but still very dangerous.

Sunday morning, 28/8/2011 (by time of New York), level 2 Irene hurricane had weakened into a tropical storm - with strong wind and storm patterns from grade 8 (above 64km/h) or may have gust .

Marylandon Sunday, August 28large trees were also uprooted by storm Irene.



However, the authorities still warned people not to leave the house or place to evacuate because the situation is not really safe; flooding, heavy rains are continuing. In addition, according to forecasts, Irene still form the dangerous phenomenon of super storms.

11am, more than 4 million Americans are living in a state of power loss and Irene storm has killed 15 people in six States. Tropical Storm Irene is currently moving toward the Southeast of New York State and is expected toward the Northeast State of New England. Although the wind has dropped 96.5 km/h (compared with the most powerful winds ever reached Irene is 161km/h). Disaster Warning Center has highlighted the danger level - that "in view " are the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and parts of Long Island, New York.
New YorkSundayin a street, large trees were uprooted and drift. 
 Hudson River water backs up into some
low-lying areas in Manhattan, New York.
Flooding is happening everywhere in the state of New Jersey and in New York, Hudson River water level rises above the permitted level and breaks on the shore, causing flooding in some areas of Manhattan.

Meanwhile, Virginia area is still a heavy rain, while in Ocean City in Maryland, there is no significant flooding. Two buildings collapsed in Philadelphia, no casualties.
Virginia - where the storm went through onSundaysprawling trees. 
From the time of huricane overflow in the U.S., there were 15 deaths - one person in Connecticut, a person in Maryland, a person in Florida, two in New Jersey, 6 people in North Carolina and four people in Virginia. More than 4 million Americans are living in a state of power loss.

3pm the same day, ordered the evacuation was lifted by Michael Bloomberg mayor, allowing 300,000 ecacuation people who live in the low-lying areas of New York City can go home

As of 22pm, Hurricane Irene had come to New England State, bringing heavy rains and flooding.

A new update, Hurricane Irene was weakened and no longer a tropical storm, however, the consequences caused by Irene still bring high waves, floods, power loss, especially in the states of North Carolina, New Jersey.
A broken road on Highway 12 in Hatteras IslandNorth Carolina.

New Jersy
Statistics, more than 4 million Americans are living in a state of power and Irene storm has killed 20 people in eight states: a person in Connecticut, a person in Maryland, a person in Florida, one in New Jersey, two in New York, 6 people in North Carolina, four people in Virginia and four people in Pennsynlvania. The U.S. government is estimated damage caused just by the gust were up to 
USD1 billion.
In Southampton, New Yorka large wavecaused heavy flooding.


Sunday, August 28, 2011

 Viet Nam


Visit the "interior" of the world's largest cave in Vietnam - Son Doong:

On 22/04/2009, the delegation Caves Association Royal had announced the discovery of Son Doong Cave – Vietnam and maintain that this is actually the world's largest cave. Moreover, it has been voted BBC is one of the world's most beautiful caves in early May 2011 besides Crystal Cave (Cavescrystal) – Mexico, Firefly Waitomo Cave - New Zealand, Thousand Buddhas Cave (Mac Cao) – China, The Spruce Cave - United States.

February 01/2010, the England explorers after returned Son Doong cave announced specific figures about the size of the cave. So, Son Doong cave passed Deer Cave in Gunung Mulu National Park of Malaysia (with a height of 100m, width 90m, 2km long) to occupy the largest natural cave in the world. Hang a width of 200 meters, higher than 150 meters long and at least 6.5 km. Cave may be longer, but due to technical conditions, the explorers Association Royal Cave was not able to go all the length of the cave to conclude how long cave is. In the cave, the researchers also found a 2.5km long underground river and the stone pillars as high as 70m.

National Geographic Magazine - U.S. reviews:"There are woods in the cave, big enough to hold a skyscraper in New YorkAs the culmination of the cave is endless"
On this occasion, the expedition has also provided the video recording of the process of discovering and panorama inside the cave. On this 25 June, studios Kyodo (Japan) introduced a complete 3D model of flow in the film Son Doong cave called "Feel the greatness of nature" through NHK television station. The film was broadcast from Japan to 60 countries around the world (including Vietnam) . This is indeed a proud heritage, a spectacular natural marvels of Vietnam.


Vietnam's Mammoth Cavern - National Geographic

Huge size of this cave as well as the rare beauty of it quickly attracted major media worldwide. Many magazines have repeatedly brought news and photos that praise this cave, such as National Geographic, Telegraph ...

Now, take a good view to see how majestic inside of the Son Doong cave!

Son Doong cave attraction of researchers by the primitive forests growing in the cave, a piece of cave can hold all the skyscrapers.

A large part of cave with the giant stone columns. Below is an explorer was swimming in the lake deep inside the Ken cave (one of 20 new caves were discovered in Vietnam in 2010) make it appear like the eyes of nature spirit.
A climber climbing to "heaven gate" in Loong Conwhere there is high humidity and cool air,creating fog in the cave.



A line of the roof of the cave collapsed many years ago has created conditions for thelight rushed in, luxuriant growth of trees, creating a spectacular forests in the heart of the caveThe explorer named the place is Eden.

En Cave - an underground cavern created by the Rao Thuong river. Dry season river dwindled into a small lake, but the rainy season it rises a few dozen meters.








A part of cave with the low ceilings inside En cave. Underground river brought together forming a shell layer at the riverbed. This river there is a part that lie on the ground and then flows into the Son Doong cave a few miles.
The wall is like a petrified waterfall locatednear the exit of  En caveIt is made up by limestone deformed and is shaded bymoss-covered green.

"Although the caves are huge, but they are almost 'invisible' until you walk so close," said Mark Jenkins - a member of the expedition. The local hunters have found the cave by winds blowing up from the ground.
Where there is light where there has forest. Many species of ferns and other plants growing in the part of this cave where have light. Besides plants, the researchers found that both monkeys, snakes, and birds live in forests within the cave.
Over thousands of years, crystals of calcium has surrounded the small grain of sand to create the giant "pearls". This invaluable "Collection of Pearls" located not far from Eden in the grotto.



Here are the cheapest ribs - perfect sculptureinside the cave is covered with moss green of the natural hand.
The biggest challenge of the expedition is to overcome the wall "Great Wall of Viet Nam" is located deep inside the cave. After passing through the porous walls and slippery, they have found the 2nd way to get inside the Son Doong cave.

Known as the "Great Wall of Viet Nam", this imposing stone to 70m high, over 6km deep. It is the obstacle that made the adventurers must halt the expedition in 2009 and returned in 2010 with the special tools to overcome it. White stripe at the bottom of the wall opposite marked increasing in water level in the rainy season.
A large waterfall in the Son Doong caveAccording to the explorations, the dry seasonlow rainfall, but its voice heard as flowing thunder

During the dry season from November to April, the adventurers can explore safely the Ken cave when its lake is dry. The rainy season most of the caves were flooded, so that people cannot pass.


  Climb by rope is the only way to go to the Loong Con cave. Cave was discovered in 2010 and researchers are hoping it can open with the Son Doong cave. A part of cave is blocked by a large rock which their judgments, the other side of that rock is a quite large cave.