In the quiet Vasse district of WA, the evening of 27 August 1883 must have felt like something out of a mystery novel.

Krakatoa's eruption left a permanent mark on the world, with long-term environmental and climatic consequences still felt today. Here's When Six Flags America is Closing Secret messages engraved ...

Indian Ocean Tsunami. Image by David Rydevik (email ... influencing Enlightenment thought. The eruption of Krakatoa in August 1883 is one of the most infamous volcanic eruptions in history. The ...

Some researchers have previously suggested it could be the most violent eruption since the 1883 Krakatoa eruption in terms of atmospheric disturbance.

The story describes how the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa on the island blew half of the large island into the air that produced a tsunami, and an air wave that was felt seven times around the globe.

For comparison, when the Krakatau (or Krakatoa ... but it is likely that a tsunami triggered by seismic activity associated with the eruption would have killed many people living along the ...

It was the most powerful volcanic eruption since Krakatoa in 1883, and triggered a devastating tsunami which killed three people. The tsunami waves devastated the small islands of 'Atata and Mango, ...

In 2018, the eruption of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano caused a tsunami along the coasts of Sumatra and Java after parts of the mountain fell into the ocean, killing 430 people.