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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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