The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 was one of the most deadly in modern history.

The eruption of the Krakatau (or Krakatoa) on a small island located in the middle of the Sunda Strait (at the time part of the Netherlands East Indies) in August 1883 was, in many aspects, the ...

The eruption of the Indonesian volcano, Krakatoa, was one of the most violent eruptions in recent human history – completely destroying the island on which it resides.

Here’s an anniversary to make your ears ache. On Aug. 27, 1883, just after 10 a.m., the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia made the loudest sound known to history — a terrifying ...

If the name Krakatoa seems familiar, it's because the 1883 eruption of the Indonesian volcano (also known as Krakatau) was one of the first major catastrophes in a world newly connected by a ...