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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 ...

produced pressure oscillations in the atmosphere that were recorded on barograms around the world in much the same manner as the pressure oscillations that followed the eruption of Krakatoa in ...

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 ...

And since even the smallest supereruption would dwarf Krakatoa's eruption, there is really no telling how much damage this would cause, but it would be epically catastrophic. And let's say you ...

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 ...

Krakatoa (1883) Death toll: 36,000 The eruption cast so much dust into the atmosphere, it cooled the entire globe by an average of 2.1 ºF. Mount Tambora (1815) Death toll: 90,000 The volcano ...

The wreck lies dangerously close to the erupting volcano on the island of Krakatoa, where Laura's young son attends the convent school ...

Deadliest volcanic eruption: The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora ... In 1883, the explosion of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa made the loudest sound ever recorded - 310 decibels.