Good morning, Whitewater
Like yesterday, there are two public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today.
A 6:00 p.m., there will be a joint meeting of the Common Council, Planning Commission, and the Park and Recreation Board to hear a presentation by Downtown Whitewater, Inc. on Whitewater Street Plaza concept and thereafter discussion and direction to City staff on Whitewater Street Plaza concept.
At 7:00 p.m., Common Council will meet, with an agenda devoted to budgetary matters.
Today in world history, in 1883, the Krakatau (aka Krakatoa) volcano erupted:
Krakatau volcano in the Dutch East Indies roars to life with a volley of ever-increasing explosions. It will culminate the next morning with the loudest explosion in human history.
Krakatau (aka Krakatoa) had been rumbling and sending up puffs of ash since May 1883. The eruption turned deadly on the afternoon of Aug. 26, with the first explosion coming at 1 p.m. A column of black ash soon rose 17 miles into the sky above the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Earth around and under the volcano continued to move, sending a tsunami out around 5 p.m. Others would follow.
Explosions continued at night, and lightning jumped between the ash column and the island. St. Elmo’s Fire played on a ship’s yardarms and rigging 25 miles away, ash fell on its deck and explosions deafened its crew.
The National Weather Service, predicts an identical prediction to yesterday: a high of around 76 with patchy fog. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that it will be stormy in the Great Lakes region. This is the first time that I can recall both respective predictions being unchanged day-over-day. I don’t think that it has any particular meaning — it’s just a curiosity.