The day the world exploded Author looks at 'Krakatoa,' then and now. By Adam Dunn Special to CNN. ... author of the new book "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883" ...

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The sound reached Rodriguez Island, near Mauritius; almost 3,000 miles away from the eruption, islanders seemed to hear great guns regularly firing. A wave tremor, spreading out from Java, stirred ...

Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded [Click the title to buy this book] by Simon Winchester HarperCollins 432 pages, $25.95 On August 27, 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa, located between ...

JEFFREY BROWN: Well, Iceland today; the Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. We talk about nature's power and impact now with Simon Winchester, author of "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded." ...