August 1883 saw the world tremble with the eruption of Krakatau, a volcano in the Sunda Strait connecting the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. The Krakatau eruption had an explosive force of a ...

What happens when a volcano explodes with the force of 200 megatons? The Krakatoa eruption of 1883 was so powerful that it wiped out entire communities, created massive tsunamis, and altered Earth ...

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Here, we've ranked the deadliest eruptions in history. Mount Pelée (1902) Death toll: 30,000 It’s considered the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Krakatoa (1883) Death toll ...

Radio warnings, sent by the Dutch government, are now scurrying around the East Indies warning the Javanese and Sumatrans to beware Krakatoa ... blow up as it did in 1883. That explosion ...

The eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia in August 1883 was the first volcanic incident to be reported globally. Ash and dust from the eruption were thrown up to 80km into the air and vivid eclipses ...

Krakatoa's violent 1883 eruption and Anak Krakatau's frequent activity make it a constant danger to nearby populations. Mount Rainier's significant glacial ice poses a threat of devastating ...

Anak Krakatoa emerged from the caldera formed in 1883 by the eruption which destroyed the island of Krakatoa. Fainter stars and galaxies come out to play and auroras can been seen dancing ...

Deadliest volcanic eruption: The 1815 eruption ... often flung miles from the volcanic crater. In 1883, the explosion of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa made the loudest sound ever recorded ...

The wreck lies dangerously close to the erupting volcano on the island of Krakatoa, where Laura's young son attends the convent school ...