The worst tsunami created by a volcanic eruption was the one in 1883 that occurred when the volcano Krakatoa had an explosive eruption. Over 36,000 people were killed by this tsunami near Java, Indonesia, where Krakatoa is located; many villages and towns were also destroyed.

There are a number of good reasons for modern people to consider Druidism today. Some see it as a way to reconnect, or "ground" themselves in history, or to improve their relationship with their ancestors (if they are of Celtic descent). Some are attracted by the relationship with the natural world that a Druid cultivates, or by the artistic, creative methods used to build that relationship. There are those who choose Druidism over other forms of neo-paganism. See similar questions...

Honestly, I can after various listenings achieve a certain intellectual appreciation for a piece of modern atonal music. But it never will, like Beethoven or Mozart or Wagner, make me cry at its beauty or tragedy. It will never raise me up so high, like Handel or Bach do in their best sacred music, that I look down on heaven! Atonal music is entirely an intellectual appreciation, in my opinion. See similar questions...

Well, no, not really. But we find that playing music from 1900 on, along with more truly "modern" music, makes for a particularly good listening experience. It also lets us play many underappreciated composers from the first half of the 20th century. See similar questions...

The AD (Latin, Anno Domini, In the Year of Our Lord) system was devised before "origin 0 counting" was invented. The year during which Jesus was (incorrectly) assumed to have been born was numbered 1. (The preceding year was 1 BC) So the 1st century was 1 to 100, the 2nd was 101 to 200, the 20th is 1901 to 2000. This is standard terminology no matter how much some of you may dislike it. See similar questions...

Is government responsible for more deaths in the 20th Century than any other cause? In Dunnigan's Dirty Little Secrets of the Twentieth Century he asks, "What do you think killed the most people this century? Epidemics, war or democide? If you took a chance and chose democide, you were right." No. You'd be wrong. Rummel's estimate of democide, the highest estimate there is, puts the number killed at 170M. Almost twice that many, 300M, died of smallpox. See similar questions...

Wars and oppressions are collective endeavors, and whenever humans work collectively, they work through government. Whether wars are fought using citizen militia, standing armies, hired mercenaries, tribal warriors, corporate security teams, street gangs, paramilitaries or feudal levies, there's always a ruler or governing body to determine who does what to whom. Call it a cabinet, junta, council of elders, general staff, board of directors, politburo or capo de tutti capi -- it's a government. See similar questions...

MR. MARSHALL: I can't say that because part of the existence of such a plan requires a framework, if you will, and I would not want to commit to a final date until the March 7th HISB meeting. However, I would also point one other precipitating event that will be extremely helpful, but I believe that this committee can help with. Certain of the use cases that would be involved in this require the policies be known. Currently, there is not a final security regulation. DR. COHN: Thank you. See similar questions...

There is no way of knowing when the eruption will stop. The current eruption is the most long-lived in historical time. Some geologists think that the main vent for Kilauea has shifted from the summit, where there was over one hundred years of activity that ended in 1924, to the East Rift Zone, where most eruptions have been located since 1955. If this model is correct, activity on the East Rift Zone may continue for a century or more. See similar questions...

For the most likely type of volcanic eruption in Yellowstone, everywhere would be safe except in the immediate vicinity of the advancing lava flow. In the highly improbable event of a large catastrophic eruption, the greater the distance from the eruptive center, the safer it would be. It is impossible to know the effects of the eruption without guessing at the explosivity of the highly unlikely eruption and the total amount of the material erupted. Yes. See similar questions...

The volcanic material used in Morningstar Minerals products originates in the magma flows deep inside the earth. It comes to the earth's surface through volcanic action and is the best available representation of the mineral composition of the earth. Volcanic material contains metallic minerals which are naturally chelated by the See similar questions...

The whole month of September will be a restropective, and I hope many of the Shockwave Riders will drop by to say hello. The last show of the month, September 25, will be a special hour long program starting at 3:00, with Jerry rejoining the group for the event. See similar questions...

How to know about the sex of a dragon ? I can't see any differences between male and female dragons ... See similar questions...

Mr. Froede presented no evidence for any volcanic rock type in the Chattanooga. Had he found samples of andesitic tuff or angular phenocrysts, his hypothesis possibly would have had at least some support. However, there is no mention of any such rock type present either in a fresh or weathered state. Bentonites are recognized by mainstream geology as being formed by volcanic eruption. See similar questions...

The largest ever Giant African Land Snail is a species called Achatina achatina, and one individual grew to 15 inches long. See similar questions...

The largest wave recorded by the facility was recorded offshore at 8.1 meters (26.6 ft) during hurricane Isabel, September 18, 2003. Click here for more pictures. See similar questions...

Over 75% of the world’s males are genitally intact. infant circumcision rates in other medically advanced nations are: Canada (<20%), Australia (<10%), Britain and the rest of Europe, Central/South America and Asia (<1%). The U.S. is the last developed nation in the world to circumcise the majority of its newborn males for non-religious, non-medical reasons. The U.S. national average rate of newborn circumcision is 60%. That’s more than 1. See similar questions...

It is the consensus of m.t.r that Fresno, CA (2000 pop. 427,652), is the most populous city in the U.S. without an Interstate within its boundaries. The closest it has to an Interstate is CA 99, old US 99 (see 7.4.2). (Mesa, AZ, is expected to pass Fresno in population by the 2010 Census - it only has the US 60 freeway and part of the Phoenix loop system - see 6.3.5 ). The largest cities with only one Interstate are Austin, TX (2000 pop. 656,562), with I-35, and Colorado Springs, CO (2000 pop. See similar questions...

We possess, unofficially, the largest Brown Centipede in the State of Hawaii. It's 7 and 3/16 inches from the tip of its head to the last body segment. If you find a bigger one, drymount it or freeze your sample. We'll pay $100 for a larger specimen. No stretching allowed! All entries become property of Mokihana Pest Control. See similar questions...