The eruption of Indonesia's Mount Tambora on April 10, 1815, was the most powerful volcanic blast in history. The immediate ...

The eruption of Krakatoa, or Krakatau, in August 1883 was one of the most deadly volcanic eruptions of modern history. It is estimated that more than 36,000 people died.

While no one in 1816 realized that Tambora had global effects, another huge Indonesian eruption — Mount Krakatoa on Aug. 23, 1883, which killed an estimated 36,000 people — was evidence that ...

When the Krakatoa volcano erupted in 1883, it unleashed one of the most violent explosions mankind had ever seen. Ahead of a lavish new BBC drama, Sanjida O'Connell examines how the impact was ...

From Krakatoa to the recent Tonga blast, here are some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. ... The eruption of Mount Thera, in roughly 1610 B.C., ...

In the shadow of the world's most infamous volcanoes, history has been shaped by fire and ash. From the catastrophic eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815, which forged a nearly four-mile caldera and ...

the krakatoa eruption; first signs of the great volcanic disturbance.cities obscured by "a cloud of darkness which might be felt"--disappearance of anjer. Share full article Oct. 22, 1883 ...

While the Tambora eruption was influential, it wasn’t the only eruption to catch artists' attention. The Krakatoa eruption in 1883 was the likely inspiration for the sky colors used in Edvard Munch’s ...

Indonesia’s Geology Agency said in a statement it recorded the volcano unleashing 10,000 meters (about 32,800 feet) of thick ...

An eruption at Krakatoa on June 19, 1950. The volcanic mountain Rawoon, ... Where Mount Krakatoa stood the sea now plays. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.

In that incident, the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatoa caused a partial fall of the mountain into the sea, resulting in a tsunami which killed more than 400 people and injured thousands of others.