THE eruption of Krakatau, from May 20 to the end of August 1883, which killed the vegetation of the three islands of the Krakatau group and destroyed some two thirds of the island of Krakatau ...

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 ...

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 ...