One volcanologist who has spent time studying the volcano said the devastation its eruption would cause would be "complete and incomprehensible." ...

An eruption that produced one of the largest impacts on climate over the past 250 years has finally been matched with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Originally from Thebes, the breadcrumb was found among a cache of previously uncatalogued slides.

THE eruption of Krakatau, from May 20 to the end of August 1883, which killed the vegetation of the three islands of the Krakatau group and destroyed some two thirds of the island of Krakatau ...

Yet the eruption of Mount Toba released the ... resulting in abnormal cooling. When Krakatau erupted in 1883, the huge volume of ash that was shot into the stratosphere blocked sunlight, and ...

The last widely devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean was that spawned by the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, which killed 36,000 people. Disaster officials in the region understandably have ...

In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa erupted, killing 36,000 people and unleashing a series of terrifying tsunamis. This docu-drama uses eye witness accounts to tell the true story of one of ...

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, for example, reportedly lowered global temperatures by 1 degree Celsius. The best modeling suggests SRM, too, would work like a charm. Like a volcano, however ...

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 ...