Chennai - After the heavy T.shower, Polichalur zone got strong drizzle from 2am till now 10:20am! Just stopped!!

RT @aknarendranath: @weatherofindia Business Line : Fresh rains forecast as deficit narrows to 9% http://t.co/ojcADcVL

RT @gravikumar:  5:48am #Chennai it was raining lightly for past several minutes and now it's steady and solid pouring in Adyar area.

RT @weatherofindia: RT @muralispeak: @weatherofindia its pouring in nolambur chennai. Powercut too since 2 hours 2:19am

Chennai - strong drizzle continues over Polichalur zone 2:58am

RT @gravikumar: @weatherofindia I was driving from Perungudi to Adyar, #chennai. I could see such a heavy rain now 1.00am. Wow

Chennai - an electric shower is now sweeping Polichalur zone 12:55am

RT @ranganaathan: @weatherofindia Heavy rains in T-Nagar from last 10 mts, looks like roads will be flooded morrow. 12:36am

Krakatoa - Fresh Lava Flows

Although most of Krakatau disappeared in the gigantic eruption of 1883, the volcano lives on in Anak Krakatau, or “Child of Krakatau.” Anak Krakatau (also known as Krakatoa) emerged from the water of Indonesia’s Sunda Strait in 1927, and has erupted sporadically ever since. According to Antara News (the official news agency of Indonesia), a series of lava fountains and ash emissions began in early September 2012, accompanied by volcanic tremors.

This natural-color satellite image shows fresh lava flows descending the southeastern flank of Anak Krakatau. The flows have extended part of the shoreline by about 100 meters (330 feet). Tiny airborne liquid and solid particles (aerosols) emitted by the volcano likely helped form the clouds downwind of the summit.

The image was collected by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite on the morning of September 4, 2012. The Terra satellite captured an image of a larger ash plume erupted by Anak Krakatau on September 3.

Taken from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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