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.

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 ...

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., ...

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 ...

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.

Explore 7 volcanic eruptions that changed the course of history, from Pompeii’s destruction to Krakatoa's global effects.

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 ...

The volcanic eruption on an island near Tonga in January was as powerful as the 1883 Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia, one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events on record.

Yet despite its infamy, the 1883 eruption was a rather modest affair in terms of the amount of magma that erupted, currently estimated to be about 12 cubic kilometres. In comparison, Tambora, another ...

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.