On Nov. 12, 1902, dust and mud fell from the sky over all of Australia except Queensland (and not New Zealand). Then the sky went dark and fireballs fell, setting fires throughout Victoria. “At Wycheproof,” Fort quotes, “‘the whole air seemed on fire.’” The next day, red dust fell on the entire continent, including Queensland. The Sydney … [Read more...] about A continent that went melodramatic
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Science is established preposterousness
On August 28, 1883, the volcano of Krakatoa exploded. The atmospheric effects continued for seven years. “Except that,” Fort tells us, “in the seven, there was a lapse of several years–and where was the volcanic dust all that time?” Fort poses the rhetorical question, “How can you prove that something is not something else, when neither is … [Read more...] about Science is established preposterousness
Science is established preposterousness
On August 28, 1883, the volcano of Krakatoa exploded. The atmospheric effects continued for seven years. “Except that,” Fort tells us, “in the seven, there was a lapse of several years–and where was the volcanic dust all that time?” Fort poses the rhetorical question, “How can you prove that something is not something else, when neither is … [Read more...] about Science is established preposterousness