In 1883, Krakatoa erupted with a force heard thousands of miles away—but a journalist claimed he dreamed it first. This ...

The infamous volcano that caused a devastating tsunami in 2018 is once again beginning to rumble to life. Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island in Indonesia, experienced a cataclysmic eruption in 1883 that ...

The eruption of Krakatoa on August 26–27, 1883, completely collapsed its Indonesian island, blasting the stratosphere with volcanic dust and sulphur dioxide. A catastrophe of incredible scale for ...

History has seen some monstrous volcanic eruptions, from Mount Pinatubo's weather-cooling burp to the explosion of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai on the island nation of Tonga. The power of such eruptions ...

Earth has had a dramatic history, filled with its share of angry outbursts. Here's how the largest volcanic eruptions measure up. The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) ranks eruptions by size and power ...