The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 remains one of the most powerful volcanic disasters ever recorded. The explosion destroyed much of the island and triggered tsunamis that devastated coastal ...

In 1883, Krakatoa exploded over Indonesia, unleashing the deadliest eruption in modern memory. A gallery of some of its most spectacular successors suggests that a similar disaster may lurk beneath ...

In August 1883, the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia triggered a series of atmospheric phenomena so dramatic that they reshaped the sky over nearly every continent. The explosion—one of ...