Krakatoa east of Folkestone according to YM!

[RivalRedwing]

Now this might be a bit pedantic for a yachting pulication but could someone at YM please educate the writer of the piece 'Krakatoa east of Folkestone' (P14 July 07 edition) that there is a signifcant difference between the very minor earthquake which occurred near Folkestone in April and a super volcano such as Krakatoa which went off in fine style in 1883 decimating a large area with a conbination of volcanic ash, tsunamis and major earthquakes - sensationalist journalism is one thing but this one competes for space in the Dumb Britain column of Private Eye.

(and I do apprecite that if you travel far enough east Krakatoa might appear on the skyline)

 

[mobeydick]

And Krakatoa is actually WEST of Java anyway.

 

[awol]

And "decimating" means destruction of the tenth part or one in ten.

Glad I don't use the chunnel!

 

[firstmatewendy]

Sensational headlines sell newspapers - and presumably made you read the article!
And I speak as a survivor of the recent Folkestone earthquake /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[davies]

Light and variable

The July YM as a whole seemed pretty lightweight in articles relevant to the practical cruising sailor. Disappointing after the excellent content in June. There seems to be a "silly season" for yottie mags as well as for newspapers - perhaps to encourage us to go sailing instead of just reading about it.