The eruption of Krakatoa, or Krakatau, in August 1883 was one of the most deadly volcanic eruptions of modern history. It is estimated that more than 36,000 people died. Many died as a result of ...

On August 27, 1883, Krakatoa (alternately called Krakatau), an uninhabited volcanic island near Indonesia, erupted spectacularly, expelling huge clouds of gas and ash, generating massive tsunamis ...

It could mean a volcano that erupts regularly but is currently quiet, or it could refer to a volcano that probably won't ever erupt again. 5 fast facts about ... volcano Krakatoa made the loudest ...

Halfway across the world in Indonesia on the same date, the Krakatoa volcano erupted with such immense force, it shattered the island and sent shockwaves racing around the globe. The eruption ...

Krakatoa. It’s a name you’ve probably heard before. It’s a volcano. And when it blew in 1883, it sent shockwaves around the globe. Now, it’s erupting again. It’s not the beast it once was.

Less than two years after an eruption that triggered a deadly tsunami, Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano is putting ... of Krakatau (also known as Krakatoa) in 1883. The island continued to ...

The country has nearly 130 active volcanoes. Anak Krakatoa has been growing and erupting since it formed in 1930. In December 2018, an eruption caused a deadly tsunami in which more than 400 ...

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tourists flock to the site of one of the most spectacular volcanic explosions ever recorded. Krakatoa, west of Java, erupted with such fury in 1883 that it reportedly was heard as far away as ...

This week in 1883, Krakatoa, a volcano on an uninhabited island between Sumatra and Java, violently erupted. Volcanic dust spewed into the atmosphere. Huge tsunami waves swept across the region.

In 1883, the explosion of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa made the loudest sound ever recorded - 310 decibels. When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, it blew away the top 1,300 feet (400 m ...