Should the eruption occur during the day, then ash could block out the sun for 'hours', with Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) ...

The Krakatau eruption had an explosive force of a 200-megatonne bomb, killing more than 36,000 people and cooling the entire Earth by an average of 0.6°C for months to come. The awakening of Krakatau ...

Mount Pelée (1902) Death toll: 30,000 It’s considered the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Krakatoa (1883) Death toll: 36,000 The eruption cast so much dust into the atmosphere ...

However, based on what was observed in the smaller eruptions of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and Krakatoa in 1883 ... A global volcanic winter The eruption would inject sulphur into the atmosphere ...

Most of Grindavík’s 4,000 residents were evacuated in late 2023, shortly before the first volcanic eruption in the area. Since then, almost all the houses have been sold to the state ...

The eruption of Mount Tambora killed thousands, plunged much of the world into a frightful chill and offers lessons for today. Greg Harlin/Wood Ronsaville Harlin A year after the eruption ...