One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history happened in 1883 in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra. The island of Krakatoa was destroyed and an ash cloud entered ...

When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, it didn’t just level islands - it disrupted global climate, created tsunamis, and triggered a death toll in the tens of thousands. Learn how one blast altered the planet ...

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the eruption began around 3.50am local time (2.50am BST), following volcanic tremors which began around midnight local time.

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Indonesian Authorities raised the eruption alert to the highest level and expanded the danger zone to 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) from the crater.

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