How a volcano and flaming red sunsets led an amateur scientist in Hawaii to discover jet streams
- Written by: Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 sent volcanic dust and gases circling the Earth, creating spectacular sunsets captured by artists.William Ashcroft via Houghton Library/Harvard UniversityOn the evening of Sept. 5, 1883, people in Honolulu witnessed a spectacular sunset followed by a period of extended twilight described as a “singular lurid...
