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 ...

Understanding the Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire is an extensive area in the Pacific Ocean where numerous earthquakes and ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

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 ...

Radio warnings, sent by the Dutch government, are now scurrying around the East Indies warning the Javanese and Sumatrans to beware Krakatoa ... blow up as it did in 1883. That explosion ...

THE gradual recolonising of the island of Krakatau various islands into consideration ... comparison appeared to be Duriancatastrophe of 1883 is a subject of great biological a member of the ...

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 ...

The eruption of Tambora was ten times more powerful than that of Krakatau, which is 900 miles away. But Krakatau is more widely known, partly because it erupted in 1883, after the invention of the ...

Anak Krakatoa emerged from the caldera formed in 1883 by the eruption which destroyed the island of Krakatoa. Fainter stars and galaxies come out to play and auroras can been seen dancing ...

The wreck lies dangerously close to the erupting volcano on the island of Krakatoa, where Laura's young son attends the convent school ...