Here, we've ranked the deadliest eruptions in history. Mount Pelée (1902) Death toll: 30,000 It’s considered the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century. Krakatoa (1883) Death toll ...

Anak Krakatoa, which means ‘child of Kratakoa’, first emerged following the massive eruption at Krakatoa in 1883, which triggered a period of global cooling. Get in touch with our news team by ...

Mount Rinjani in Indonesia, which had one of the largest eruptions (magnitude 7) in the last millennium in 1257. (Credit: Dr Mike Cassidy) (CN) — Knowing the history of tragedies like Pompeii, ...

Narrator: In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted in Indonesia ... And since even the smallest supereruption would dwarf Krakatoa's eruption, there is really no telling how much damage this would cause ...

The eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki around midnight spewed thick brownish ash as high as 6,500 feet into the air and hot ashes hit several villages, burning down houses including a convent of ...

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has erupted for the first time in more than 50 years, the country's national disaster agency says. More than 140,000 people had fled their homes in ...

Both Mt. Vesuvius (79 AD) and Mt. St. Helens (1980) were VEI-5s. VEI-6s are colossal eruptions every 100 years. The 1883 explosion of Krakatoa was the most famous of these. VEI-7 eruptions occur ...