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 ...

“SIXTEEN volcanoes now working between the spot where Krakatoa was before and Sebesie.” Such was one of the first reports which was sent by cable to Singapore, and which we heard at Pontiana ...

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 ...

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 ...

One volcanologist who has spent time studying the volcano said the devastation its eruption would cause would be "complete and incomprehensible." ...

Narrator: In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted ... that something wasn't right. When Krakatoa, which wasn't even close to the size of a supervolcano, erupted in 1883, it released a roar so loud the ...

A similar phenomenon was observed after the 1883 Krakatoa eruption, according to the study. The Zavaritskii volcano crater on Simushir Island. The eruption's knock-on effects may have been deadly ...

Both Mt. Vesuvius (79 AD) and Mt. St. Helens (1980) were VEI-5s. VEI-6s are colossal eruptions every 100 years. The 1883 explosion of Krakatoa was the most famous of these. VEI-7 eruptions occur ...